Search results for: musculoskeletal disease

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition

Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD | January 1, 2014

Joint pain and swelling flare up in a 14-year-old boy who tests positive for inflammation, thrombocytosis, and human leukocyte antigen B27

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Health Professionals In the Spotlight

Richard Quinn | January 1, 2014

ARHP members are honored with awards for research, education, advocacy, and patient care in rheumatology

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Rheumatologists Must Prepare for ICD-10 Coding System

Susan Bernstein | December 1, 2013

How the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health-Related Problems starting in 2014 will impact rheumatology practices, physicians, and staff

The Role of Social Work in Patient-Centered Rheumatology Care

Jillian Rose, LMSW | December 1, 2013

Social workers’ ability to build trusted relationships with patients helps enhance care coordination and can improve patient outcomes

Rheumatology Professionals, Patients Carry Important Messages to Capitol Hill

Staff | November 1, 2013

Attendees of the ACR’s Advocates for Arthritis conference last September shared their stories and encouraged Congressional lawmakers to support research funding for rheumatic diseases

Choosing Wisely’s Treatments, Tests that Pediatric Rheumatologists and Patients Should Question

Kurt Ullman | November 1, 2013

From autoantibody panels to assays for Lyme disease, the ACR and ABIM Foundation identify five common tests that are expensive, potentially harmful, and may not improve patient care

EULAR 2013: Researchers Make Inroads in Treatment of Osteoarthritis

Thomas R. Collins | September 1, 2013

Experts discuss evidence-based benefits of knee joint distraction and the progress being made in harnessing the effects of stem cells

How Manual Physical Therapy Can Help Rheumatology Patients

Alicia Lovato, PT, DPT | September 1, 2013

A physical therapist explains the benefits of functional dry needling, specific soft-tissue mobilization, myofascial release, and joint mobilization and manipulation techniques

President’s Perspective: The ACR and ARHP Advance Rheumatology Through International Collaboration

Audrey B. Uknis, MD, and Jan K. Richardson, PT, PhD, OCS | August 1, 2013

By forging new connections and strengthening efforts with global organizations such as EULAR, the College hopes to enhance the science, clinical care, and perceived value of rheumatology

Arthritis & Rheumatism (A&R) Gets a New Name

Staff | August 1, 2013

Starting in January 2014, the venerable medical journal will be renamed Arthritis & Rheumatology