Adjuvant and Concomitant Therapies
Diagnosis | Therapy |
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Septic joint | Antibiotics |
Gout | Colchicine, allopurinol |
Muscle spasm | Muscle relaxants |
Associated neuropathic pain | Topical capsaicin, anti-depressants |
Associated muscle pain | Topical or oral NSAID, topical lidocaine |
Rheumatoid arthritis | DMARDs,a steroids |
Osteoarthritis | Glucosamine |
a DMARD, disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.