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RPF White Paper Indicates Patient Experiences Differ from Typical Perceptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 18 Comments , ,
Patient Experience and Rheumatoid Disease This site has always been dedicated to “presenting the patient story in a way that may increase understanding of the disease by doctors and researchers” as one of its three goals. The Onset Story project has been an important part of that, both for patients and for healthcare professionals searching to...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more

Fall Risk Assessment and Intervention with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 19 Comments ,
First major study in Rheumatoid Arthritis to explore risk factors of falling In a recent study “Risk factors for falls in Adults with Rheumatoid arthritis,” 525 people diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) were followed for one year to examine risk factors for falling. Thirty-six percent of patients in the study fell at least once during the...Continue reading      19 Comments » Read more

Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis Carry a Heavy Burden

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Study recognizes needs of men with Rheumatoid Arthritis A study of 30 Rheumatoid patients indicated that men with Rheumatoid Arthritis may not get the support they need. From my vantage point, I agree. Let’s take a look at the findings of the study, “’It Gets Me Down Every Single Day’: Are Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis Getting...Continue reading      32 Comments » Read more
Brain fog in rheumatoid arthritis

Brain Fog: Testing Cognitive Dysfunction with Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease

Kelly Young 90 Comments ,
The last few weeks I’ve been rereading abstracts from the ACR scientific meeting we attended in November. There were many fascinating studies presented, like the tendons investigation on the blog a couple days ago. This one on testing cognitive function jumps out at me: “The Relationship Between Perceived Cognitive Dysfunction and Objective Neuropsychological Performance in Persons...Continue reading      90 Comments » Read more

Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Affect Tendons?

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Studying the effect of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on tendons As early as 1968, tendon involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis was recognized and investigated as seen in the abstract “Tendon Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis” in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: Tenosynovitis is one of the common features of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand. It affects both the extensor and...Continue reading      56 Comments » Read more

Hang 10: Is the Jury Still Out on Rheumatoid Arthritis Feet?

Kelly Young 29 Comments ,
This is part 2 of a series on RA feet. Yesterday, I conveyed my skepticism about failing to “count” Rheumatoid Arthritis forefeet when measuring disease activity. “Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience debilitating foot pain and deformity, which in turn contributes to the substantial physical disability well-documented in this population. More than 70% of all individuals...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

Forefeet and the DAS28: a Healthy Dose of Skepticism

Kelly Young 29 Comments ,
Study concludes forefoot (toe) joints unnecessary to determine disease activity. “Forefoot joints were frequently affected on an individual level, but did not significantly improve the measurement range or precision of 28-joint counts in patients with early RA. From a measurement perspective, reduced joint counts are appropriate for use on a population level. The contribution of assessing...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more
How Many People Have Rheumatoid Arthritis

How Many People Have Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly Young 12 Comments ,
Counting how many people have Rheumatoid Arthritis (UPDATED) Do we know for sure actually how many people have rheumatoid arthritis? How many are being treated for RA in the U.S.? Or how likely a person is to be diagnosed with RA in his or her lifetime? Not really. Apparently, it’s a slippery target. In 2009, Gabriel and Michaud indicated that “a...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

Why Rheumatoid Disease Patients Still Fall through the Cracks

Kelly Young 69 Comments ,
“Well, at least it’s nothing serious.” How many rheumatoid patients have heard that, some even from doctors? Last week, after Danita’s story, I wanted to share with you this letter to the editor of Musculoskeletal Network, but health issues and life and a board meeting delayed me. The letter below is my response to the Musculoskeletal...Continue reading      69 Comments » Read more

New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis: the Research Road

Kelly Young 9 Comments ,
Is there an RA miracle treatment right around the corner? Thanks to my mom and a couple of other RA-news watchers who sent me this news Friday about a so-called “single jab to beat arthritis.” Why do papers love stupid headlines? No, it’s not about “arthritis;” it’s about RA, an ill-named inflammatory disease. It’s not a...Continue reading      9 Comments » Read more

Sensational Headlines on Rheumatoid Arthritis & Exercise, Round 6

Kelly Young 87 Comments , ,
I got an email recently from a rheumatology magazine with a sensational headline about “exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis.” The article linked to is a year old, but some of our doctors read these emails. And the public also gets confused by ridiculous headlines like “Nearly Half of RA Patients Are Sedentary. Here's Why.” So, we’ll...Continue reading      87 Comments » Read more

Never Mind! 3 Lessons for Evidence-based Medicine and RA

Kelly Young 7 Comments ,
Clash between patient voices and science? Previously, we talked about a controversy over evidence in medicine with the withdrawal of Avastin for breast cancer. It was also a vigorous discussion of how evidence-based medicine relates to RA so I hope you’ll read it again – I did. Today, we see a couple of news stories where...Continue reading      7 Comments » Read more
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