Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Diagnosis, Imaging, Screening
• General Information
• Risk Factors
• Risk Reduction
• Treatment

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatment

NEWS:

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ARTICLES:

Pathway to Independence: Physical Therapy for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

A good response to early DMARD treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the first year predicts remission during follow-up. (Ann Rheum Dis)

A home-based two-year strength training period in early rheumatoid arthritis led to good long-term compliance: a five-year followup. (Arthritis Rheum)

A randomised controlled trial of occupational therapy for people with early rheumatoid arthritis. (Ann Rheum Dis)

Anti-inflammatory Agents for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain and Arthritis. (Curr Pain Headache Rep)

Benefit of very early referral and very early therapy with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. (Rheumatology)

Corticosteroids--from an idea to clinical use. (Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol)

Damage control in rheumatoid arthritis. Hard-hitting, early treatment is crucial to curbing joint destruction. (Postgrad Med)

Effect of glucocorticoids on the arteries in rheumatoid arthritis. (Arthritis Rheum)

Effectiveness and safety of strength training in rheumatoid arthritis. (Curr Opin Rheumatol)

Effects of oral prednisolone on biomarkers in synovial tissue and clinical improvement in rheumatoid arthritis. (Arthritis Rheum)

Evidence for early disease-modifying drugs in rheumatoid arthritis. (Arthritis Res Ther)

Exercise therapy for people with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. (Scand J Med Sci Sports)

Folate supplementation and methotrexate treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: a review. (Rheumatology)

Folate, homocysteine, and cobalamin status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate, and the effect of low dose folic acid supplement. (J Rheumatol)

Glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis: a senescent research agenda on the brink of rejuvenation? (Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol)

How aggressive should initial therapy for rheumatoid arthritis be? Factors associated with response to 'non-aggressive' DMARD treatment and perspective from a 2-yr open label trial. (Rheumatology)

Impact of initial aggressive drug treatment with a combination of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on the development of work disability in early rheumatoid arthritis: a five-year randomized followup trial. (Arthritis Rheum)

Management of extra-articular disease manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis. (Curr Opin Rheumatol)

[Moderate intensive exercise has a positive effect in rheumatoid arthritis] (Lakartidningen)

Occupational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. (Cochrane Database Syst Rev)

Ottawa Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Electrotherapy and Thermotherapy Interventions in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults. (Phys Ther)

Patient Preferences for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Ann Rheum Dis)

Perceptions of the risks and benefits of medicines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other painful musculoskeletal conditions. (Rheumatology)

Physiotherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (Medscape General Medicine)

Rheumatoid arthritis: evaluation and surgical management of the cervical spine. (Spine J)

Slowing of bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by long-term high-intensity exercise: results of a randomized, controlled trial. (Arthritis Rheum)

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of anakinra for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults: a systematic review and economic analysis. (Health Technol Assess)

The impact of escalating conventional therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients referred for anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha therapy. (Rheumatology)

The impact of new biologicals in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. (Rheumatology)

Therapeutic strategies in rheumatoid arthritis over a 40-year period. (J Rheumatol)

What are the goals and principles of management in the early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis? (Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2005)

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