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ReviewInflammopharmacology2024

Treatment of rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders.

W Watson Buchanan, K D Rainsford, Colin A Kean, Walter F Kean

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Review in Inflammopharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Massage therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2025
    Review
  4. Natural Products from Herbal Medicine Self-Assemble into Advanced Bioactive Materials.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

W Watson BuchananDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8P 1H6, Canada.
K D RainsfordSheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK.
Colin A KeanHaldimand War Memorial Hospital, 400 Broad Street, Dunnville, ON, N1A 2P7, Canada.
Walter F KeanDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8P 1H6, Canada. wfkean@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-2621-3595
Mackinnon Memorial Hospital · GBMcMaster University · CASheffield Hallam University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-medicinal therapies with water, salts, exercise, massage, supportive devices, and electricity have been used for centuries and continue to be of benefit for some people with musculoskeletal disorders. Historical texts refer to the two electuaries mithridatium and theriaca as early therapeutic attempts of man to provide relief of musculoskeletal symptoms and attempt disease cures. For over 200 years, morphine-derived products have been used for musculoskeletal pain. The development of acetyl salicylic acid was a major breakthrough in joint pain management. This was followed by the introduction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, paracetamol, and the use of corticosteroids. The gold-based compounds were the initial disease-modifying drugs and have been followed by the highly successful biologics agents. The basic objectives of musculoskeletal pain management include: reduction or elimination of joint pain; improvement or restoration of joint function and mobility; improvement of muscle strength to protect cartilage, ligaments, and joint capsule; prevention and reduction of damage to joint cartilage and supporting structures.

Indexed as

Musculoskeletal PainRheumatic DiseasesAcetaminophenArthralgiaHumansMaleMorphinePain ManagementAcetaminophenMorphineMedicationsMusculoskeletal painTherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID37632655
OpenAlexW4386193785

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Registered trials

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