How is arthritis diagnosed? Blood testsare used to measure the amount of inflammation in your body. An x-ray, CT, MRI, or ultrasoundmay be used to check for joint damage, swelling, or loss of bone. Do not enter the MRI room with anything metal. Metal can cause serious damage. Tell ...
What work changes do people with arthritis make to preserve employment, and are such changes effective? Arthritis Rheum. 2004;51(6):871-3.S.H. Allaire, Editorial: What work changes do people with arthritis make to preserve employment, and are such changes effective? Arthritis and Rheumatism ...
We think of those as symptomatic therapies, they do not really treat the underlying disease process. To treat the disease we really feel these days that every patient with rheumatoid arthritis should be taking what we call a disease modifying antirheumatic drug or DMARD. Those ...
Internist rheumatologists in private practice were 3 times as likely as those in medical schools to treat children ( P < 0.001). Likewise, internist ... ML Mayer,ED Mellins,CI Sandborg - 《Arthritis Rheum》 被引量: 45发表: 2010年 A preliminary evaluation of treatment outcomes at a veteran...
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022;74(7):1284–94. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42073. This study takes a broad approach to investigating changes to the brain associated with fibromyalgia and disabilities in a juvenile population, which is a direction the field needs to move toward. Feraco P, et al....
What can I do to manage RA?Talk to your healthcare providers about your RA medicines. Some medicines may only be needed when you have arthritis pain. You may need to take others every day to prevent arthritis from getting worse. It is important to take the medicines as directed, even if...
Everything You Need to Know About Arthritis If you’ve been diagnosed with arthritis, you’re hardly alone: over 54 million Americans have been told by a doctor that they have some form of arthritis. That’s a full 23 percent of the U.S. population, and the number is expected to grow...
One of the more painful versions of osteoarthritis is called erosive arthritis, a largely unexplained condition that strikes mostly in the hands. With this form of arthritis, not only is inflammation said to be more intense, but radiography can actually view the eroding bone and cartilage. The ...
C Arthritis, stroke, osteoporosis(骨关节炎), heart disease and dementia are what we’ve got to look forward to in old age. But conditions like these don’t have to be impossible to avoid, says New Zealand cook Robyn Martin. She firmly believes that we are what we eat and we can choos...
Pain:Whether it’s arthritis, your neck, back, or hips, both acute and chronic pain make it hard to comfortably fall and stay asleep. Medication: It’s common for many over the counter and prescription medications to cause some side effects. Check your medications to see if your prescription...