Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology

Cognitive behavioral therapy not as good as NSAIDs for arthritis pain

Taking placebo and then engaging in a telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program is inferior to the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) meloxicam for pain management in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. The authors note however that pain scores between the groups were small...