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Turn Down the Pain Volume

Daniel J. Clauw, MD | October 1, 2009

Fibromyalgia’s evolution from discrete entity to prototypical central pain syndrome

Audioconference Offers Advice on Pain Associated with Juvenile Arthritis

Staff | April 1, 2008

What is the pain puzzle? “It is a bio-psycho social model of pain that is accepted in the field of rheumatology,” according to Michael Rapoff, PhD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City and the highlighted speaker for the ARHP audioconference on April 17.

Pain Management Meditations

Gail C. Davis, RN, EdD | February 1, 2008

Thoughts from a career spent understanding—and alleviating—pain

Perils of Pain Meds

Stephen G. Gelfand, MD, FACP, FACR | January 1, 2008

Opioid overuse is a dangerous path

Audioconference Offers Advice on Adolescent’s Low Back Pain

Staff | April 1, 2007

Hepatitis-C virus (HCV)-associated arthritis is highlighted this month in our ongoing series on patient education materials.

Neck Pain Patient Fact Sheet

Staff | February 1, 2007

This month we focus on neck pain, a common ailment that affects 10% of the population each year. In some cases the ailment is due to systemic illnesses such as polymyalgia rheumatica or osteoarthritis, but the majority of cases are caused by mechanical disorders such as overuse of the neck or arms.

Highlights from the European Congress of Internal Medicine

Vanessa Caceres | July 10, 2025

An overview of highlights from the 2025 ECIM meeting, including research on treatment options for systemic sclerosis, the management of PMR & autoimmune testing.

New Study: Upadacitinib Is Treatment Option for Giant Cell Arteritis

Deborah Levenson | July 10, 2025

Results of the international SELECT-GCA study suggest that upadacitinib may be an effective new oral treatment for giant cell arteritis.

Rheumatology in China: An American Fellow’s Experience

Audrey Liu, MD | July 9, 2025

An American rheumatology fellow explores the differences& similarities between the U.S. & Chinese health systems through a visit toa hospital inHangzhou, China.

The Secret Lives of the Rheumatologist

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS | July 9, 2025

Clark Kent, Hannah Montana, Dexter Morgan, David Bowie and your friendly neighborhood rheumatologist: What do all of these people have in common? Chances are, they live secret lives we rarely get to peer into. Unlike Superman, Miley Stewart, Dexter Morgan and Ziggy Stardust, rheumatologists are very much real, flesh-and-blood characters. Rheumatologists also have secret lives…