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ACR/ARHP Makes Another Push to Repeal Medicare Therapy Caps

Gretchen Henkel  |  September 6, 2017

H.R. 807, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017, will be one of the key issues discussed when members of the ACR’s Government Affairs Committee (GAC) visit Capitol Hill Sept. 26 during the annual Advocates for Arthritis event. This bill—as well as its companion bill in the Senate, S. 253—is aimed at repealing the…

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy Tagged with:Advocates for ArthritisH.R. 807Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017Medicare therapy cap repeal

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The ARHP Promotes Interdisciplinary Approach to Rheumatology Patient Care

Marie D. Westby, PT, PhD, & Afton L. Hassett, PsyD  |  August 13, 2017

Editor’s note: The new Pillar Talk column is developed by the ARHP Executive Committee in an effort to share information about ongoing activities related to our four pillars: Education, Practice, Research and Advocacy. The ARHP Practice Committee is committed to addressing the current needs and evolving practice opportunities for health professionals working in rheumatology. A…

Filed under:Interprofessional PerspectivePractice SupportProfessional TopicsWorkforce Tagged with:ARP Practice CommitteeAssociation of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)interdisciplinarypatient carePractice Managementrheumatologistrheumatologyshortage

Essential Collaboration: Rheumatologists & PTs Must Work Together

Richard Quinn  |  July 14, 2017

The importance of rheumatologists and physical therapists (PTs) working together for patients cannot be understated. Carol Oatis, PT, PhD, says, “Rheumatologists and PTs have very similar goals. … Collaboration is essential for optimal outcomes.”…

Filed under:Practice SupportProfessional Topics Tagged with:ExerciseExercise/physical therapyphysical therapistPhysical Therapyrheumatologist

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A Stiff Man: A Case Study in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Charles Radis, DO  |  July 12, 2017

First Appearances I watched the old man, his back painfully bent, shuffle toward the scale. A blocky rigidity draped over him. His feet seemed stuck to the floor. His head hung heavily over his chest. Observing him from the end of the hallway, instead of a face, I saw only a mound of shaggy, matted…

Filed under:Axial SpondyloarthritisConditionsOther Rheumatic Conditions Tagged with:Ankylosing SpondylitisArthritisBack paincase reportClinicalDiagnosisManagementMedicationoffice visitpatient carerheumatologistrheumatologyspineTreatment

Step by Step: Pedometers Increase Exercise & Help RA Patients with Fatigue

Richard Quinn  |  June 9, 2017

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis need a way to manage their fatigue outside of the standard treatment regime, says Patti Katz, PhD. “We found that increasing physical activity [by using a pedometer] did indeed make a difference in peoples’ fatigue level. … And it doesn’t make them hurt more.”…

Filed under:ConditionsResearch RheumRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchExerciseExercise/physical therapyfatiguepedometersRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Demand for Arthritis Care in America Outstrips Supply of Practicing Rheumatologists

Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD  |  May 18, 2017

May is National Arthritis Awareness Month. The ACR is committed to ensuring that arthritis and rheumatologic diseases are at the forefront of public awareness—and that better, safer treatments reach Americans in need. Fortunately, the federal government is also doing its part and has just released a major report on the national impact of arthritis. A…

Filed under:President's PerspectiveWorkforce Tagged with:AC&RAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)Arthritispatient carerheumatologistrheumatologyshortageTreatment

Strategies for Successful Joint Replacement Surgery

Carina Stanton  |  May 16, 2017

Collaboration among all providers—surgeon, rheumatologist, physical therapist, etc.—is essential for patients with a rheumatic disease who are about to undergo total joint arthroplasty to reach their goals, including reduced pain and improved mobility…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Joint Surgerykneeknee arthroplastysurgerytotal joint arthroplastytotal knee replacement

Surgery Won’t Help Degenerative Knee Problems

Marilynn Larkin  |  May 15, 2017

(Reuters Health)—Arthroscopic surgery won’t cure chronic knee pain, locking, clicking, a torn meniscus or other problems related to knee arthritis, according to a panel of international experts. Every year, more than two million people with degenerative knee problems have arthroscopic surgery. But guidelines published May 10 in the British Medical Journal recommend against the procedure…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:arthroscopic meniscal surgeryExercise/physical therapykneeknee arthroscopyknee pain

Lifetime Risk of Hand Arthritis May Be More Than 40%

Madeline Kennedy  |  May 12, 2017

(Reuters Health)—A new study finds that as many as four in 10 people may develop hand osteoarthritis. Among women, researchers found the lifetime risk was 47% while for men it was about 25%. Obese people also had 11% higher lifetime risk than those who were not obese. Hand osteoarthritis can cause disability and problems with…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis & RheumatologyhandOsteoarthritis

Treating Uveitis with Adalimumab Improves Quality of Life

Marilynn Larkin  |  May 2, 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Treatment of uveitis with adalimumab is linked with “clinically meaningful” differences in quality of life compared with treatment with placebo, new research shows. Dr. John Sheppard of Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va., tells Reuters Health, “Regardless of underlying etiology or lack thereof, uveitis can have a profoundly adverse effect upon…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic Conditions Tagged with:adalimumabpatient carequality of lifeUveitis

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