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Overview

NSAIDs are excellent first-line agents for relieving pain and inflammation in many rheumatic diseases. However, their role is limited since they cannot suppress ongoing disease activity. There are effective options for pain relief when NSAIDs are contraindicated. This lecture discusses management of degenerative arthritis using osteoarthritis as a model, followed by
inflammatory arthritis represented by rheumatoid art.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the limited role of NSAIDs in treating arthritis pain and when they should not be used
  • Discuss how to relieve pain in osteoarthritis
  • Discuss how to relieve the pain of inflamed joints in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis
  • Discuss how to relieve pain in fibromyalgia and other central sensitivity syndromes