However, it is unclear if the disease activity in the joints of the hand is influenzed by an exercise program. Ultrasound imaging (US) is shown to correlate with other markers of disease activity in RA and can be used as a surrogate measure for inflammation in the joint, as US visualize...
We here present the results of this investigation tested on a model of rheumatoid arthritis (Collagen Induced Arthritis, CIA6) induced in animals (Wistar rats). The study includes untreated healthy animals (NOCIA) and CIA animals cured with: methotrexate (MTX, gold standard7), mechanical ...
Specific LBP is defined as symptoms caused by a specific pathophysiological mechanism, such as nucleus pulposus herniation, infection, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture, or a tumor. NSLBP is defined as a symptom without a clear specific cause.6 Many treatments are available for ALBP, ...
Obesity, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, previous wrist factures, and pregnancy are well-established risk factors for CTS [5,8,9]. Repetitive flexion and extension of the hand and wrist have also been associated with the occurrence of CTS [6,10,11]. Numbness, par...
, and secondary, whereby articular degeneration is posttraumatic or is a consequence of a pathologic basal condition with already damaged cartilage, such as in case of rheumatoid arthritis. Knee osteoarthritis usually presents with a typical symptomatic triad including (1) gradual onset of pain that ...
There are many additional sources of pain, including claudication pain (from stenosis) myelopathic pain, neuropathic pain, deformity, tumors, infections, pain from inflammatory conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis), and pain that originates from another part of the body ...