In the early phases inflammatory variables directly correlate with the PGA across different disease activity states INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, and may cause pain and disability. Rheumatoid arthritis can affect people of all ages, but it most often starts between the ages of 40 and 60. […]
Category: Disease Activity Scoring
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 […]
Early remission or low disease activity can increase the likelihood of better outcomes
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 […]
New cut-offs for the DAPSA may aid disease activity scoring
The DAPSA is a disease-specific, validated and feasible tool for the assessment of psoriatic arthritis. INTRODUCTION Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, causing pain and disability. The disease often causes swelling of the fingers and toes. It gets its name from the link between this type of arthritis and […]
