Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Peripheral Joint Osteoarthritis: Early United States Community Experience With Pain, Function, and Medication Outcomes
Emily Schwartz, Michael Anderson, Russell Nevins, Kelsey Moakler, Andrew Cohen, Michael Sinopoli, Samual Francis, Bradley Newby, Matthew Schwartz · 2026
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Emily Schwartz and eight co-authors report early United States use of low dose radiation for worn joints in a 2026 study. The treatment is old in parts of Europe but new in local clinics. Their clinic gave it for joint arthritis outside the spine and tracked pain, function, and pain pill use in the first patients treated.
Thirty patients with fifty five joints got three gray in six small doses. Mean pain fell from about eight to about three and a half on a ten point scale at first check. A global score showed gains in ninety two percent of joints. Near a quarter of patients cut pain pills, and none had to raise them. All finished care with no sharp side effects, and the authors back formal trials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Emily Schwartz, Michael Anderson, Russell Nevins, Kelsey Moakler, Andrew Cohen, Michael Sinopoli, Samual Francis, Bradley Newby, Matthew Schwartz |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |