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For RA Patients, Functional Disability May Precede Diagnosis

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  September 1, 2020

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

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:disabilityfunctional disabilityRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

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

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  December 10, 2019

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

Filed under:Clinical Criteria/GuidelinesRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:disease activity measuresDr. Bryant EnglandDr. Claire BarberDr. Kaleb Michaudfunctional status assessment measuresrecommendations

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

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR  |  September 26, 2019

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…

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

Arthritis & Rheumatology  |  August 27, 2019

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…

Filed under:ConditionsResearch RheumRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:Arthritis & Rheumatologyphysical activityResearchRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Women

What Physical & Occupational Therapists Wish Rheumatologists Knew

Linda Childers  |  June 17, 2019

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…

Filed under:ConditionsPractice Support Tagged with:Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)Occupational TherapyPhysical Therapy

Gout & Sexual Function

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  April 22, 2019

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…

Filed under:ConditionsGout and Crystalline Arthritis Tagged with:disabilityGoutintimacysex

Tips to Get Knee Replacement Patients to Increase Their Physical Activity

Linda Childers  |  July 19, 2018

Although total knee replacement (TKR) surgery can improve pain and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), many patients who are sedentary before undergoing TKR don’t increase their physical activity levels after surgery. A new study led by Elena Losina, PhD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, examined…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Exerciseknee replacementphysical activity

New Study Examines the Physical Activity & Joint Symptom Risk

Elizabeth Hofheinz, MPH, MEd  |  April 26, 2018

If you’re a middle-aged woman who makes a New Year’s resolution to work out regularly and you keep that promise for only six months, don’t think that will go far in protecting your joints. Researchers in Australia have homed in on the details of the sustained physical activity required to reduce the risk of joint…

Filed under:Rheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:BMIHormone Therapyjointsmenopausephysical activity

Menopause Linked with Functional Decline in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Scott Baltic  |  February 14, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—In women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), menopause is associated with both functional decline and an acceleration of that decline, according to a longitudinal study from the U.S. However, several factors involving increased hormonal exposure were associated with less-severe functional decline in women with RA: ever having received hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), ever…

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:disabilityfunctionmenopauseRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Women

Pedometers & RA: Does Increasing Physical Activity Decrease Fatigue?

Arthritis Care & Research  |  January 2, 2018

Recent research examined the effectiveness of a pedometer-based intervention for managing fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). During the 21-week trial, RA patients using pedometers successfully increased their physical activity, with a greater than 30% decrease in the proportion of participants classified as sedentary. Patients also decreased their reported fatigue, and some reported improvements in function, pain, depressive symptoms and disease activity levels…

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