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Abstract Number: 2260 • ACR Convergence 2022
Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation Improves Destabilized Medial Meniscus-Induced Osteoarthritis Pain Associated with Significant Serum Biomarker Changes
Shivmurat Yadav¹, Monika Niewiadomska¹, Lynsie Morris², Taylor Conner², Jessica Lumry², Sanique South³, Emmaline Prinz², Matlock Jeffries², Timothy Griffin², Stavros Stavrakis¹ and Mary Beth Humphrey¹, ¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma CIty, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Okahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting over 32.5 million US adults and characterized by pain, stiffness, swelling and functional disability.…
Abstract Number: PP11 • ACR Convergence 2022
Exercise as a Supportive Treatment for My Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sara King-Dowling, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) are often caught in a paradox as they experience mobility challenges, but long periods of immobility cause increased…
Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2022
Coordination of Care by a Healthcare Team for Unexpected and Unusual Side Effects Occurring During a Global Pandemic
Laura Genoves, Arthritis Foundation, Bainbridge Island, WA
Background/Purpose: I am a patient who lives with moderate to severe RA. My quality of life is dependent on medications such as a biologic, DMARDs…
Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Becoming Engaged in My Care with Specialized Tools and Support Helped Me Find My Personal Lupus Triggers and Regain Control of My Health
Tonya Hinton-Green, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: My story begins in the ER where I was diagnosed with lupus right after my 22nd birthday.For the next 25 years I went from…
Abstract Number: PP18 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Devastated to Empowered: How Patient Engagement in Research Changes Lives
Eileen Davidson, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: In April of 2015 I was a 29 year-old single mom diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA wasn't unknown to me; my aunt who…
Abstract Number: PP17 • ACR Convergence 2022
Engaging with the Spoon Theory: How I Make Decisions Using a Cost-Benefit Analysis That Works to Improve My Mental Health While Living with RA
Stephanie Aleite, AiArthritis, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Patients living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often also live with comorbid mental health conditions. Regardless of diagnosed mental health condition, living with a chronic…
Abstract Number: PP20 • ACR Convergence 2022
‘It Is Due to Stress’ – But Which Type of Stress? Cumulative childhood stress is a risk factor for autoimmune disease
Melissa Allman, Michigan State University, Meridian Charter Township, MI
Background/Purpose: Trauma can have profound detrimental influences on our health and well-being. I am tangibly familiar with how trauma can impact the individual due to…
Abstract Number: PP19 • ACR Convergence 2022
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Rural Farming Community: How I Found a Rheumatologist and Got Targeted Treatment
Vanessa Kerr, Mexico, MO
Background/Purpose: I'm Vanessa and I've been married to James, a farmer, for 27 years. We have 5 children and when my fourth was born, I…
Abstract Number: PP22 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patients Raising Awareness for Patients – A Collaborative Partnership Between Take a Pain Check Foundation and Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance
Natasha Trehan¹ and Laurie Proulx², ¹Take a Pain Check Foundation, Markham, ON, Canada, ²Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is a chronic disease that affects a child's school life and relationships, creating social isolation for youth and young adults. Take…
Abstract Number: PP25 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Denial of Spondyloarthritis to Becoming a Support Group Leader and Medical Doctor of Rheumatology: A Patient’s Perspective
Shung Chiu¹ and Mei Nee Chiu², ¹Spondylitis Association of America, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, ²University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Background/Purpose: From being a table tennis champion to getting into medical school, I thought my life was smooth sailing. But little did I know it…
Abstract Number: PP24 • ACR Convergence 2022
Planting Seeds of Self-Advocacy: Increasing Healthcare Engagement in Children and Adolescents Through Arthritis Camp
Kaye Anderson¹, Kristine Carandang² and Courtney Wells³, ¹Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, River Falls, WI, ²Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, San Diego, CA, ³University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Young Patients' Autoimmune Research and Empowerment Alliance, St. Paul, MN
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at the age of ten. The constant battle between doctor appointments, pain, and medication side effects left…
Abstract Number: PP23 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Journey to Collaborative Care and Patient-Centric Educational Opportunities for a Scleroderma Patient
Amy Gietzen and Hannah Bowen, The Ann Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: In 2001 I started to experience forearm, elbow, and wrist pain. My fingers were constantly swollen, and sensitive. After 6 months of living in…
Abstract Number: PP09 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Matter of Life and Death: Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matter for Health Care Providers
Tonya Horton, Rutgers University, Cherry Hill, NJ
Background/Purpose: In 2017, I went from exercising daily to hardly able to walk due to severe knee pain. My primary care doctor ordered x-rays and…
Abstract Number: 2263 • ACR Convergence 2022
Nanotherapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis
Luke Springer¹, Kelsey Collins², Huimin Yan², Ying Hu³, Farshid Guilak², Samuel Wickline⁴, Hua Pan² and Christine Pham², ¹Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ³Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) represents the most common form of arthritis and is a major cause of morbidity in the aging population. Post-traumatic OA (PTOA) is…
Abstract Number: 2258 • ACR Convergence 2022
Relative Frequencies of the Spectrum of MRI Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints of Healthy Individuals and Patients with Non-Specific Back Pain: What Is the Impact of Increasing Age?
Ulrich Weber¹, Susanne Pedersen², Mikkel Østergaard³, Pedro Machado⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Robert G Lambert⁶ and Walter P Maksymowych⁷, ¹Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, ²Rigshospitalet, København, Denmark, ³Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Previous studies of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) have demonstrated that certain MRI structural lesions in the sacroiliac joints (SIJ), notably erosions, has high…

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