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Case Report: The Hairdresser Who Couldn’t Comb Her Hair

Erin Hammett, DO, & Edward Skol, MD  |  November 19, 2018

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory rheumatic condition characterized by pain and morning stiffness at the neck, shoulders and hip girdle. It can be associated with giant cell arteritis (GCA); in fact, the two disorders may represent a continuum of the same disease process. This case describes a patient who initially refused treatment for PMR…

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RA & Huntington’s Disease: New Epigenetic Technology Uncovers Overlap

Catherine Kolonko  |  November 18, 2018

Researchers working to decode the epigenetic landscape for rheuma­toid arthritis (RA) were surprised to discover a connection to Huntington’s disease, a finding that could pave the way to discoveries of new therapeutic targets. By developing new methods to integrate data from epigenetic technologies, scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), set out to…

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Is More Better? Weight Loss Analysis in Older Patients with Knee OA

Arthritis Care & Research  |  November 5, 2018

Obesity is a modifiable risk factor for many patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), and the National Institutes of Health recommend an initial weight loss goal of 10%. But how does losing more weight affect knee OA patients? In a new study, researchers compared the outcomes of knee OA patients who lost more and less than the recommended 10% of their baseline weight, finding significant improvement in health-related quality of life and reduction in pain for patients who lost twice what’s recommended…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchkneeKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)Obesityweight loss

New ARHP President Hazel L. Breland, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Will Focus on Interprofessional Collaboration

Carina Stanton  |  October 23, 2018

This week, Hazel L. Breland, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, stepped into her new role as the 50th ARHP president. Dr. Breland is an associate professor of occupational therapy (OT) at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston where she teaches masters students, serves as academic fieldwork coordinator for clinical placements of all entry-level graduate OT…

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Pulmonary Compromise Leads to Relapsing Polychondritis Diagnosis

Marcela A. Ferrada, MD, Anjali Takyar, MD, & James D. Katz, MD  |  October 18, 2018

Relapsing polychondritis (RPC) is a systemic and, in some cases, fatal disease. Dyspnea with findings of small airway disease—even in the absence of the more commonly associated tracheobronchial abnormalities or pathognomonic clinical findings, such as saddle nose and cauliflower ear—may be presenting signs and symptoms of relapsing polychondritis. Below, we present a case demonstrating that…

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Juvenile Arthritis Camps Offer Kids Freedom, Fun & Education

Linda Childers  |  October 18, 2018

With the wind in her hair and a smile on her face, a young girl flies through the air on the zip line at Camp Wekandu. She waves to her fellow campers on the ground and offers a thumbs up before the ride ends and one of the camp counselors lowers her from the zip…

Filed under:ConditionsPatient PerspectivePractice Support Tagged with:Arthritis FoundationJuvenile Arthritis (JIA)Juvenile Arthritis Camps

Lupus Patient Develops Miller Fisher Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Sedrick Bradley, MD, & Nirupa J. Patel, MD  |  October 18, 2018

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous, auto­immune, inflammatory, connective tissue disease affecting multiple organs. Neither central nervous system nor peripheral nervous systems are spared. The neurologic system is involved in a wide range of 10–80% of patients with SLE. Peripheral neuropathy, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its variants, can occur in neurologic complications…

Filed under:ConditionsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Tagged with:areflexiaataxiaGuillain-Barré SyndromeMiller Fisher Syndromeophthalmoplegia

An Overview of Pediatric, Noninfectious Uveitis

Joseph McDonald, MD, Virginia Miraldi Utz, MD, & Sheila T. Angeles-Han, MD, MS  |  October 18, 2018

Uveitis is an inflammation of the uvea, which comprises the iris, ciliary body and choroid. Uveitis can lead to ocular damage and complete visual loss. Noninfectious etiologies for uveitis are the most common in the U.S.1 The estimated incidence of uveitis ranges from 25–52 per 100,000 in adults and five per 100,000 in children. The…

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The Case of a 13-Year-Old Girl with Life-Threatening Lupus Onset

Charles Radis, DO  |  October 18, 2018

I glanced up from Amanda Wolf’s chart as the emergency department nurse, followed by the lab technician (tech), followed by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tech flowed into cubicle No. 5. John Benner, MD, pulled up a chair to review the case with me at the nursing station. “Here’s what we’ve got. Thirteen-year-old girl with a one-week…

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Depression Tied to Arthritis Pain

Marilynn Larkin  |  September 27, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Depressed individuals over age 50 should be screened for arthritis pain because the two conditions often occur together, worsening mental and physical health outcomes, researchers say. “Our findings shed light on the high rates of self-reported, doctor-diagnosed arthritis in U.S. older adults with varying degrees of depression,” Dr. Jessica Brooks of the…

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