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Back pain
Ten conditions clustered before an osteoarthritis diagnosis; only three reliably followed it
Osteoarthritis is described as a gateway to other illness, and the timing is rarely checked. Across 845,373 cases in four European countries, most of the company it keeps was already there before the diagnosis.
Sep 2, 2026
Paracetamol matched anti-inflammatories for arthritis pain
A Japanese trial randomized 400 people over 65 with hip or knee osteoarthritis to acetaminophen or an anti-inflammatory for eight weeks. Pain fell almost identically. The trial still failed its own non-inferiority test.
Aug 16, 2026
Self-guided therapy beat clinician sessions for chronic pain
A JAMA trial randomized 764 veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain to a self-directed program with recorded coach feedback or to therapy with a clinician. The self-directed group did better at four months and at twelve.
Aug 8, 2026
Swimming beat advice alone for chronic back pain
A British Journal of Sports Medicine trial randomized 76 adults with chronic low back pain to swimming plus education or education alone, and found a real short-term gain that faded by a year.
Jul 28, 2026