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Patients can employ numerous measures to alleviate pain, improve mobility, and boost overall health-related quality of life.

Patients with atopic diseases may be at an increased risk for developing osteoarthritis, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.“We have previously published a study showing that patients with osteoarthritis have increased numbers and activity of mast cells in the joints, which contribute to osteoarthritis pathogenesis,” Matthew C. Baker, MD, of the department

Though the findings were in observational studies, one of which did not reach significance, the results line up with the findings of other preclinical and human observational studies.

Patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo metformin therapy demonstrate a 24% lower risk for osteoarthritis, compared with those who received sulfonylurea, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. “There are nice preclinical studies that demonstrate that treatment with metformin can prevent the onset of osteoarthritis in animals that have had destabilization of the medial meniscus,