Joel A. Block, MD

Rush University

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Rush Medical College

Department Of Internal Medicine

Division Of Rheumatology

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Joel A. Block, MD

Rush University

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A 0-10 Pain Visual Numeric Scale (Vns) in Osteoarthritis (Oa) is Elevated by Anxiety, Depression, Fibromyalgia and Polyarticular Involvement: Pragmatic Screening on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (Mdhaq). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (2026)

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Sham-Pain Trial: Genicular Artery Embolization for Reducing Pain in Medically Refractory Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis—a Randomized Sham-Controlled Pilot Study. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2026)

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Abs0792 Osteoarthritis (Oa) Often is Polyarticular and More Frequently Bilateral Than Unilateral, Similar to Rheumatoid Arthritis (Ra): Data From a Radai (Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index) Self-Report Painful Joint Count. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2025)

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Most Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip Report Non-Monoarticular Pain in 2, 3 or 4 Joints. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (2025)

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Pathophysiology of Knee Osteoarthritis and Mechanisms of Genicular Artery Embolization for Interventional Radiologists. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (2025)

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Rheumetric Physician 0 to 10 Estimates of Inflammation, Damage, and Patient Distress at Initial Versus Follow‐Up Visits in Contemporary Rheumatology Care. ACR Open Rheumatology (2025)

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Secondary Osteoarthritis Has Become the Dominant Source of Arthritis Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Over the Last Few Decades. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (2025)

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36‐40% of Routine Care Patients With Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis Screen Positive for Anxiety, Depression, and/or Fibromyalgia on a Single Mdhaq. ACR Open Rheumatology (2024)

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Interrater Reliability of Rheumetric Checklist Scales for Physician Global Assessment, Inflammation, Damage and Patient Distress. Rheumatology Advances in Practice (2024)

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Osteoarthritis (Oa) Often is Polyarticular and More Frequently Bilateral Than Unilateral, Similar to Rheumatoid Arthritis (Ra): Data From a Self-Report Painful Joint Count. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (2024)

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