Musculoskeletal

Chronic pelvic pain is a poorly understood and underdiagnosed condition.

Rory Hafford sits down with the straight-talking Prof Moira O’Brien to discuss bone health, the teaching of medicine and the lure of the Olympics {openx:269} Talking to Prof Moira O’Brien is a bit like being caught in a wind tunnel! In fact, ideas and words can come hurtling towards you like a runaway train, or bang into you with the

Dr Aizad Mumtaz and Prof Oliver FitzGerald of the Department of Rheumatology at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin examine the latest management options for psoriatic arthritis {openx:269} Psoriasis is a common skin disorder affecting about 3 per cent of the population in Ireland.

Doctors prescribing proton pump inhibitors for conditions such as dyspepsia should be aware of the risks associated with this class of medications and weigh them carefully against the likely benefits, a series of studies has suggested.

Many general practitioners often treat patients with low back pain in a manner that does not appear to match the care endorsed by international clinical guidelines, according to a new report from Australia.

Sandra Ryan reports from the Musculoskeletal Imaging Masterclass for Clinicians, where attendees heard about the latest diagnostic developments {openx:269} Within the last decade, ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have become established imaging techniques for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with musculoskeletal disease.

Osteoporosis Supplement: Prof Moira O’Brien discusses the growing awareness of vitamin D as being essential to bone health and its necessity in the adequate absorpotion of calcium, as well as the most current research on calcium supplements {openx:269} In the last decade, the increasing importance of vitamin D to health, especially bone health, has been highlighted in several reports.

Osteoporosis Supplement: Prof Gerald H.

Osteoporosis Supplement: Researchers have found a potential new treatment for osteoporosis {openx:269} Using an investigational drug that inhibits serotonin synthesis in the gut cured osteoporosis in post-menopausal rodents, according to an international team led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center in the United States.

Natalya Anderson reviews a study which found that the risk of vertebral fracture in young postmenopausal women could be reduced with strontium ranelate treatment {openx:269} Strontium ranelate may reduce the risk of vertebral fracture in young postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis, according to study results published by the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.