Abstract Number: 2099 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Global Postural Reeducation To TREAT Chronic LOW Back PAIN: Randomized, Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of physical limitations and absenteeism at work throughout the world. A number of studies have demonstrated…Abstract Number: 1088 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Influencing Long-Term Recovery of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: Although a number of studies have examined short term outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), few have prospectively examined the long term trajectory of…Abstract Number: 1092 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of FULL Contact FOOT Orthosis On Plantar Fasciitis
EFFECT OF FULL CONTACT FOOT ORTHOSIS ON PLANTAR FASCIITIS Background/Purpose: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is an inflammation of the foot plantar fascia, characterized by stiffness in…Abstract Number: 1093 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Obesity Is Not a Risk Factor for Poor Pain and Function Two Years After Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Almost 90% of referring physicians think obesity increases the likelihood of poor outcomes after total knee replacement (TKR). However, current data are conflicting. The…Abstract Number: 917 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Feasibility of Remote Activity and Functional Status Monitoring of Patients with Hip or Knee Pain
Background/Purpose: The incidence of total hip and knee arthroplasties has risen over the past decade and by 2030, the demand of these arthroplasties is estimated…Abstract Number: 2694 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Examination of a Multidimensional Model of Disability and Role Functioning in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Disability and impairments in role functioning are common obstacles for many patients with RA. A combination of disease-related and psychosocial factors may contribute to…Abstract Number: 717 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Results From a Multi-Tiered Item Collection On Linking Systemic Sclerosis to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research Initiative
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) affects multiple organs with complex combinations of disability. Skin fibrosis, ischemic pain, ulceration, arthritis, joint contractures, myopathy and cardiopulmonary, renal as…Abstract Number: 2444 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Restricting Back Pain Is Associated with Disability in Community-Living Older Persons
Background/Purpose: Although back pain is common and costly, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the association between back pain, severe enough to restrict activity (hereafter referred…Abstract Number: 403 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Reaching Low Disease Activity in the First Year On Future Disability and Damage in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Remission has been proposed as the goal of treatment in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by current clinical practice guidelines. Remission is ideal…Abstract Number: 2445 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ipsilateral Lower Extremity Joint Involvement Increases the Risk of Poor Pain and Function Outcomes After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: Persistent pain and functional limitation are unfavorable outcomes after knee and hip replacement, which are getting increasing attention due to a dramatic increase in…Abstract Number: 360 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initial Introduction of Treat-to-Target Strategy in Patients with Recent Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Is More Effective Than Delayed Introduction of Strategy with More Clinical and Functional Remission Achieved for 2-Years: Results of the Treating to Twine Targets (T-4) Study
Background/Purpose: To compare the clinical, radiological and functional efficacy of initial versus delayed introduction of strategy which is treat-to-target to patients with recent onset rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 2139 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Is Associated with Worsening Functional Status Over Time in a Diverse Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Although the effects of tobacco use on disease onset, severity, and response to therapy have been well studied in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is…Abstract Number: 219 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Significant Functional Improvement Using Aggressive Immunomodulatory Therapy in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathy and Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary disease in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is a major cause of morbidity. Approximately…Abstract Number: 2061 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physician Variation in Documentation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality Measures and Evaluation of Relationship with Radiographic Progression
Background/Purpose: Documentation of quality measures (QMs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been proposed as a way to demonstrate quality of care, but data linking appropriate…Abstract Number: 95 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Is Associated with Worse and More Widespread Pain, Worse Disease Activity, Function, Fatigue and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis –Results From a Population Based Cohort
Background/Purpose: In subjects with early axial Spondyloarthritis (SpA) smoking has recently been associated with earlier onset of disease, worse lesions of the sacroiliac joints and…