The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
My highly opinionated news-blog draws inspiration from both the science and the art of Rheumatology.

Polymyositis

Polymyositis Polymyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that causes symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness; elevated skeletal muscle enzyme levels; and… emedicine.medscape.com Patients with Systemic Sclerosis/polymyositis Overlap Have a Worse Survival Rate…

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Scleroderma

BSR and BHPR guideline for the treatment of systemic sclerosis SSc is a complex, multi-organ disease that requires a comprehensive multidisciplinary guideline. This is a short summary of the guideline,…

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PRP for Elbow

Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) The most common overuse syndrome is related to excessive wrist extension and commonly referred to as “tennis elbow,” but it is actually more common in… emedicine.medscape.com…

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PRP for Knee

Does Intra-articular Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Provide Clinically Superior Outcomes Compared With Other Therapies in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis? A Systematic Review of Overlapping Meta-analyses The aims of this study…

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PRP for Shoulder

Subacromial injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroid for the treatment of symptomatic partial rotator cuff tears Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common causes of chronic shoulder…

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PRP for Spine

Regenerative Injection Treatment in the Spine: Review and Case Series with Platelet Rich Plasma Background: Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) has been used for a variety of musculoskeletal disorders including tendinopathies and…

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