In a new study published in ACR Open Rheumatology, researchers evaluated the impact of tender-swollen joint difference on functional outcomes in early RA and whether associations vary by joint size.
New Study Examines the Physical Activity & Joint Symptom Risk
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…
3D Printing in Rheumatology Holds Promise for External Devices, Joints
When Abby Paterson, PhD, started her doctoral work in product design and technology at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom in 2009, she says 3D printing was little known by clinicians or the general public. Now, the technology is seemingly everywhere. For Dr. Paterson, the advancing science has led to a promising project focused on…
Coding Corner Question: April
Test your ICD-10 coding knowledge for a 51-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis who receives in-office x-rays, joint injection
Can Lubricating Joints Prevent Osteoarthritis?
Proteoglycan 4 (Prg4), also known as lubricin, could slow the process of cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis. (posted June 13, 2013)
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Early Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis May Appear Outside the Joints
Evidence that suggests rheumatoid arthritis (RA) starts in mucosal sites such as the oral cavity and lung may lead to improved treatment and prevention of the disease