Updated rules add new arthritis drugs and combinations for treatment. However, these recommendations for rheumatoid arthritis treatment are not meant to override individualized care. Proven combinations of medicines and the introduction of new anti-arthritis drugs have significantly improved the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology and [...]
Emotional and physical limitations are significant challenges cited by people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to the results released today from two new, groundbreaking parallel surveys. According to the GeneRAtions surveys — one of which includes feedback from more than 1,000 people living with RA and a second that polled more than 300 physicians [...]
About 1 in 5 Utah adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Now, a new Utah Department of Health (UDOH) report shows many of them also have other conditions that add to their health care challenges. The Utah Arthritis Program (UAP) study, Arthritis and Other Co-morbid Conditions Among Adults in Utah, examines the co-existence of arthritis and seven [...]
Osteoarthritis patients do not really benefit from arthroscopic surgery, which is a common treatment method for knee patients. Knee patients suffering from osteoarthritis usually experience pain and weakened joint function. They are being treated by physical therapy, medication, and arthroscopic surgery. This surgery is not very invasive – a small arthroscope (long, thin, fiberoptic tube) [...]
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and colleagues have uncovered specific locations on chromosomes (loci) linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a progressive autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and other organs. Variations in the genetic sequence at these locations imply a risk of developing RA. A painful and sometimes disabling disease, RA afflicts up [...]
Physical activity is the cornerstone of any healthy lifestyle – and especially for people with osteoarthritis as exercise helps maintain good joint health, manage their symptoms, and prevent functional decline. Osteoarthritis, however, often makes physical activity, such as exercise, and even performing daily activities, a challenge. But an occupational therapist-led approach – called activity strategy [...]
Severe arthritis of the ankle joint is the result of progressive wearing down of the articluar cartilage cushion that lines the joint, ultimately resulting in bone-on-bone grinding of the joint surface. This “end stage” arthritis results in pain, combined with loss of function and mobility – severely limiting normal activity. When this end stage is [...]
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and colleagues have uncovered specific locations on chromosomes (loci) linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a progressive autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and other organs. Variations in the genetic sequence at these locations imply a risk of developing RA. A painful and sometimes disabling disease, RA afflicts up [...]
Leeds researchers are among the first in the country to use new state-of-the art imaging equipment in a bid to improve the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with a common form of inflammatory arthritis. A team from the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leeds hope to demonstrate the effectiveness of two [...]
Meta-analysis calls into question the premises underlying classic osteoarthritis treatment guidelines. Berlin, October 23, 2008. Despite the billions of euros spent on osteoarthritis treatments in Germany, the effectiveness of those treatments remains highly controversial among experts. According to the findings of a large-scale study presented today by Carsten Moser and Peter Wehling of Düsseldorf at [...]
