Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the five most common presentations to primary care (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain), where the majority of patients are managed, is a costly global health challenge. At present, first-line decision-making is based on clinical reasoning and stratif...
In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), diet quality and nutritional status have been shown to impact the disease activity and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) has been suggested as an anti-inflammatory regime to improve disease status and reduce cardiovascular risk. The Mediterranean DiEt In Rheumatoi...
oral selenium. An appropriate dose of LT4 and vitamin D3 replacement for each patient was determined before their enrolment in the study by an endocrinologist who was not involved in the study. Each subject was given a patient advice leaflet, asking to avoid food with gluten and sugar ...
However, excessive resection of meniscal tissue has been found to predispose the knee joint to arthritis and to result in poor long-term outcomes in patients [3]. Given the crucial role of the meniscus in the knee joint [4], the treatment of meniscal lesions has been increasingly focused on...