ACR Convergence 2025| Video: Rheuminations on Milestones & Ageism

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Axial Spondyloarthritis

Neutrophilic Inflammation in Spondyloarthritis

Michael Cammarata, MD  |  

CHICAGO—In the basic science session, Beyond NETs: Alternative Roles of Neutrophils in Spondyloarthritis, neutrophils are explored as a common pathophysiologic thread among the spondyloarthropathies. In this two-part talk, Dennis McGonagle, PhD, professor of investigative rheumatology at the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine at St James Hospital, Leeds, England, opens by examining the role…

Meeting Management Challenges in axSpA

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At this ACR Convergence 2025 session, experts discussed emerging concepts with axial spondyloarthritis, including the most effective MRI specifications for diagnosis, challenges with axial juvenile spondyloarthritis & the many mimics of axSpA.

Chronic Back Pain & axSpA

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Maksymowych et al. assessed the frequency of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) according to extra-articular presentation and human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) status and sought to identify features that distinguish patients with axSpA from those with non-specific back pain. Their data support recommendations that patients with chronic back pain and extra-articular features related to axSpA be screened for axSpA with MRI and referred to a rheumatologist.

Editor's Pick

An Approach to Physical Activity & Exercise in Axial Spondyloarthritis

Yvonne M. van der Kraan, BSc, Andrew Lui, PT, DPT, Anneke Spoorenberg, MD, Suzanne Arends, PhD, & Lianne S. Gensler, MD  |  

‘Physical therapy is a mainstay of managing rheumatic diseases, but what’s the evidence, how do we monitor, and what types of therapy should we advocate?’ asks Physician Editor Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS. ‘Here, we provide some practical recommendations for the everyday rheumatologist.’ Physical activity, including occupational and recreational activities, is one of…

Key Research in Axial Spondyloarthritis Encapsulated

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD  |  

Our understanding of (axSpA) has really changed, especially with regard to male-female differences. In this report, we identify important research on axSpA presented at ACR Convergence 2024, summarize the abstracts and comment on why each is important, addressing the relevance for clinicians and the potential impact on future research.

Are Sacroiliac Joint MRIs Accurate in Routine Clinical Practice?

Anna E.F. Hadsbjerg, Simon Krabbe, Nora Vladimirova, Adrian Ciurea, Kristyna Bubova, Monika Gregová, Michael Nissen, Burkhard Moeller, Raphael Micheroli, Susanne Pedersen, Jakub Zavada, Ziga Snoj, Karlo Pintaric, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Ziga Rotar, Iris Eshed, Iwona Sudol-Szopinska, Kasper Gosvig, Torsten Diekhoff, Robert Lambert, Manouk de hOoge, Helena V.G. Elmo, Merete Hetland, Lykke Oernbjerg & Mikkel Ostergaard  |  

Hadsbjerg et al. compared assessments of sacroiliac joint MRIs in local MRI reports from routine care in five European countries with re-reads by central experts in patients with a diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to estimate the extent of over- or under-reporting of features and misclassification.