Osteoarthritis: New Insights
Authors: Paul J. Rosch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Letters1 January 2002Osteoarthritis: New InsightsPaul J. Rosch, MDPaul J. Rosch, MDThe American Institute of Stress, Yonkers, NY 10703Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-136-1-200201010-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:It is surprising that among the 135 citations in the otherwise comprehensive review of osteoarthritis treatment by a panel of U.S. and foreign authorities, none referred to pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (1). There is no dearth of articles on various aspects of this therapy in peer-reviewed publications, including two articles in a Canadian journal reporting on double-blind studies conducted at a hospital affiliated with Yale Medical School (2, 3). Several presentations on pulsed electromagnetic fields for osteoarthritis were made at the 10th and 11th International Congress on Stress and the annual meeting of the Biolelectromagnetics Society. Of ...References1. Felson DT, Lawrence RC, Hochberg MC, McAlindon T, Dieppe PA, Minor MA, et al . Osteoarthritis: new insights. Part 2: treatment approaches. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:726-37. [PMID: 11074906] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Trock DH, Bollet AJ, Dyer RH, Fielding LP, Miner WK, Markoll R. A double-blind trial of the clinical effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields in osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol. 1993;20:456-60. [PMID: 8478852] MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Trock DH, Bollet AJ, Markoll R. The effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee and cervical spine. Report of randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trials. J Rheumatol. 1994;21:1903-11. [PMID: 7837158] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Markoll R. Clinical trial results of pulsed signal therapy in over 100,000 patients with osteoarthritis: efficacy in TMJ syndrome and tinnitus, and supportive in vitro cartilage and chondrocyte stimulation studies [Abstract]. The American Institute of Stress 11th International Congress on Stress Abstracts Book. Yonkers, NY: The American Institute of Stress; 2000:36. Google Scholar5. Nerucci A, Marcolongo R, Markoll R. Pulsed signal therapy (PST) enhances proteoglycan concentrations in human chondrocyte cultures [Abstract]. The Biolelectromagnetics Society 22nd Annual Meeting Abstracts Book. Frederick, MD: Biolelectromagnetics Soc; 2000:48. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The American Institute of Stress, Yonkers, NY 10703 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoOsteoarthritis: New Insights. Part 2: Treatment Approaches Conference Chair: David T. Felson , Conference Organizer: Reva C. Lawrence , Discussants: Marc C. Hochberg , Timothy McAlindon , Paul A. Dieppe , Marian A. Minor , Steven N. Blair , Brian M. Berman , James F. Fries , Morris Weinberger , Kate R. Lorig , Joshua J. Jacobs , and Victor Goldberg Osteoarthritis: New Insights Robert H. Palmer Osteoarthritis: New Insights David T. Felson and Timothy McAlindon Osteoarthritis: New Insights Thomas E. Lindow Osteoarthritis: New Insights David D. Waddell Metrics 1 January 2002Volume 136, Issue 1Page: 86-87KeywordsArthritisBoneBone fractureCell culturesClinical trial reportingClinical trialsHospitalsOsteoarthritisSafety ePublished: 1 January 2002 Issue Published: 1 January 2002 CopyrightCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...