Women with a healthy diet may be less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, causing pain and disability. It can also affect internal organs. Rheumatoid arthritis is more common in older people, but there is also a high prevalence in young adults, adolescents […]
Month: August 2017
Disease activity definitions do not always identify the same patients
Definitions of disease activity are important to help define and identify appropriate treatment plans, with the aim of achieving disease remission Introduction Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is more commonly referred to as JIA, and includes most types of arthritis seen in children. JIA is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes pain and swelling in one […]
Eating more fibre may reduce the pain and symptoms of osteoarthritis
Including more dietary fibre can reduce pain and symptoms in people with osteoarthritis in their knees Introduction Osteoarthritis is a common condition that makes a person’s joints stiff and painful. It is caused by thinning of the cartilage within the joints, which allows the bones to rub against each. Joint swelling and pain are frequent […]
Managing psoriatic arthritis
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for the management of people with psoriatic arthritis. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Gossec L, Smolen JS, Ramiro S, et al European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies: 2015 update. Annals of […]
