Abstract Number: 0845 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictors of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity Following a Physical Therapist Led Physical Activity Intervention for Adults with Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Following total knee replacement rehabilitation, patients are advised to participate in physical activity. Yet, most individuals at this stage do not increase their physical…Abstract Number: 0846 • ACR Convergence 2022
Exercise Identity at the Start of Outpatient Physical Therapy Prospectively Predicts Physical Activity at 12-weeks After Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Following knee replacement surgery, adults report improvements in function and pain, but physical activity (PA) often remains unchanged. Exercise identity, the degree to which…Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR Convergence 2022
Gray Intensity Ratio Indices as a Method of Discrimination Between Changes Induced by Sport and by Spondyloarthritis in Load-bearing Entheses
Background/Purpose: Computer analysis of radiological images has been recently introduced in the study of patients with musculoskeletal pathologies. Our research group has shown that this…Abstract Number: 1633 • ACR Convergence 2022
Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Incident Gout in US Women and Men
Background/Purpose: Lifestyle and genetic factors have been independently related to incident gout risk. However, it remains unknown whether the genetic risk of gout is affected…Abstract Number: 1907 • ACR Convergence 2022
Strength Training Associates with Less Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Engagement in strength training has become increasingly popular and is an activity that can involve weight-bearing, heavy lifting, and frequent knee bending; and thus…Abstract Number: 1917 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Remote Behaviorally-Designed Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Results of a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: In this pilot and feasibility study, we evaluated whether a behaviorally-designed intervention utilizing gamification and social support could improve both physical activity and reduce…Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2022
Neurobiological Mechanisms of a Remote-Delivered Mind-body Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: As a recommended intervention for knee Osteoarthritis (OA) according to current guidelines, Tai Chi, a multi-dimensional exercise has exhibited clinically significant improvements in knee…Abstract Number: PP11 • ACR Convergence 2022
Exercise as a Supportive Treatment for My Ankylosing Spondylitis
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: PP18 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Devastated to Empowered: How Patient Engagement in Research Changes Lives
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: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effects of Kinesiophobia and Physical Function on Physical Activity in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Only a small proportion of people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity and it is still unclear why. Lacking…Abstract Number: 0462 • ACR Convergence 2021
Remotely Delivered Cognitive Behavioural and Personalised Exercise Interventions Reduce Fatigue Severity and Impact in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Results from a Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Parallel Group Trial
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) related fatigue is pervasive and disabling, even in otherwise stable disease. Although cognitive-behavioural approaches (CBAs) and personalised exercise programmes (PEP)…Abstract Number: 0480 • ACR Convergence 2021
Signs of Regression to the Mean in Observational Data from a Nation-Wide Exercise and Education Intervention for Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients who enroll in interventions are likely to do so when they experience a flare-up in symptoms. This may create issues in interpretation of…Abstract Number: 0723 • ACR Convergence 2021
Size of Regression to the Mean in First-Line Interventions for Osteoarthritis: An Illusion of Effectiveness
Background/Purpose: Persons who seek treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) are likely doing so when experiencing a flare-up in pain. Due to natural fluctuation of pain, this…Abstract Number: 1273 • ACR Convergence 2021
A 12-week Aerobic Exercise Training Program in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Improves Fatigue, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Associated Interferon Gene Signature
Background/Purpose: Fatigue in SLE patients is ubiquitous and is reported as one of the most debilitating symptoms. Yet mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of SLE-related fatigue…Abstract Number: 1368 • ACR Convergence 2021
Characterising Exercise Capacity in Systemic Sclerosis Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Skeletal Muscle Imaging and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Background/Purpose: Impaired exercise capacity contributes to functional impairment, negatively impacting individuals’ quality of life. Functional impairment is notable from early in the disease course of…
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