December 2016 – Rheumatology Patient Summaries

Disease activity and inflammation is linked to spinal damage, even in early disease

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

Disease activity is associated with radiographic spinal progression in early axial spondyloarthritis. INTRODUCTION Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease. It mainly involves the spine, but may be associated with other diseases, such as psoriasis (a skin disease), inflammatory bowel disease and uveitis (an inflammation in the eye). These non-joint symptoms are known as extra-articular […]

Early remission or low disease activity can increase the likelihood of better outcomes

Posted on December 14, 2016 by

There is a link between a person’s disease activity and the worsening of their functional limitations and need for long-term orthopaedic surgery. INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints and sometimes their internal organs, causing pain and disability. It is more common in older people, and affects both men […]

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