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No Gain with Pain: Exercise & Physical Function in Patients with Rheumatic Disease

September 9, 2019 • By Jason Liebowitz, MD

Pain can deter patients with rheumatic disease from engaging in physical activity. But the latest research shows exercise helps reduce pain, & other influences may also affect patients’ activity levels, particularly after surgery…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis Tagged With: EULAR, Exercise, Pain, Pain Management, physical activity

Low Muscle Density & Physical Function in Patients with RA

December 4, 2018 • By Arthritis Care & Research

Low muscle density due to the accumulation of intramuscular fat has been observed in RA patients and is associated with higher disease activity. New research sought to understand the relationship between muscle density, physical function and strength independent of body composition, including such factors as total and visceral adiposity. The results: Compared with healthy controls, low muscle density in RA patients was associated with low muscle mass, excess adiposity and greater disability…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis Tagged With: Arthritis Care & Research, function, muscle, muscle density, physical activity, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Physical & Cognitive Function in SLE Patients

October 3, 2018 • By Arthritis Care & Research

New research used multidomain function assessment to better understand the physical and cognitive functioning of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. The pilot study found a high prevalence of impairment in SLE patients, similar to or exceeding the prevalence seen in the general geriatric population. Patients scored lower for lower body strength and low average for cognitive flexibility and attention…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, SLE (Lupus) Tagged With: Arthritis Care & Research, cognitive, cognitive dysfunction, physical activity, SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Study: Patient Global Assessment Scores Give Insight Into Daily Function

November 12, 2020 • By Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD

A recent article in Arthritis Care & Research supports the idea that the patient global assessment reflects primarily the patient’s experience of their functioning in daily life.1 Background The patient global assessment is a key measure used by clinicians and researchers to help evaluate disease status in rheuma­toid arthritis (RA). Lead author Ethan T. Craig,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Research Reviews, Rheumatoid Arthritis Tagged With: daily function, function, patient global assessment

For RA Patients, Functional Disability May Precede Diagnosis

September 1, 2020 • By Mary Beth Nierengarten

In a study, researchers found rheumatoid arthritis patients experience a persistent burden of functional disability regardless of disease duration, age or gender.... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis Tagged With: disability, functional disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

ACR Publishes Disease Activity and Functional Status Assessment Measure Recommendations for RA

December 10, 2019 • By Mary Beth Nierengarten

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The recommendations include updated disease activity measures and a new set of functional status assessment measures for rheumatoid arthritis. ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Guidelines, Rheumatoid Arthritis Tagged With: disease activity measures, Dr. Bryant England, Dr. Claire Barber, Dr. Kaleb Michaud, functional status assessment measures, RA Resource Center, recommendations, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index’s History & Patient View

September 26, 2019 • By Jason Liebowitz, MD

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Sir William Osler, widely regarded as one of the greatest physicians of the 20th century, once said, “He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all.”1 This sentiment is particularly true in the field of rheumatology, in which understanding the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Patient Perspective, Spondyloarthritis Tagged With: Ankylosing Spondylitis, AS Resource Center, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), Disease Activity Score (DAS)

Long-Term Physical Activity Lowers the Risk of RA among Women

August 27, 2019 • By Arthritis & Rheumatology

A new study adds to the evidence that metabolic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this large, prospective cohort study, Liu et al. found that increased physical activity among women was associated with a reduced risk of RA…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis Tagged With: Arthritis & Rheumatology, physical activity, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Women

What Physical & Occupational Therapists Wish Rheumatologists Knew

June 17, 2019 • By Linda Childers

Kim Steinbarger, PT, MHS, knows how physical and occupational therapy can make a difference for patients with rheumatic diseases. Ms. Steinbarger was just two years into her career as a physical therapist (PT) when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 1991. “I’ve seen how regular exercise serves as an important tool in managing… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Practice Management Tagged With: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Gout & Sexual Function

April 22, 2019 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

Pain, physical disability and joint deformity have been linked to sexual dysfunction. New research suggests gout may also significantly affect relationships and intimacy. The study found the physical effects of gout on intimacy, such as joint pain, were the top-ranked concern for gout patients…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Crystal Arthritis Tagged With: disability, Gout, Gout Resource Center, intimacy, sex

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