Objective. To develop initial American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines on the use of exercise, rehabilitation, diet, and additional interventions in conjunction with disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
Background Remission is a state, not change or transition with absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [1]. Remission at 6 months has been shown to predict future good outcomes such as arresting radiographic progression and better functional status at 12 and 24 months [2]. ...
1.Assoonaspossibleafterinitiationof≥2.5mg/dayGCease,hyperparathyroidism,rheumatoidarthritis,malabsorption, treatmentfor3months,screeningforfractureriskinchronicliverdisease,andinflammatoryboweldisease(Figure1). patients≥40yearsofageshouldbeassessedbyusingBMDwithVFAorspinalx-raysarestronglyrecommended,and, FRAXan...
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has issued two updated treatment guidelines forjuvenile idiopathic arthritis(JIA). The recommendations reflect more effective medications, the importance of vaccination, and feedback from young adults with JIA, their caregivers, and providers. “Changes w...
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3075Background Fibromyalgia (FM) prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is reported around 5-50% as per older American College of Rheumatology (ACR) FM Criteria, while in India reported around 15% (1). The Revised 2016 ACR FM criteria has greater ...