Abstracts tagged "Muscle strength"

Abstract Number: 2480 • ACR Convergence 2025
Respiratory Muscle Weakness in a Systemic Sclerosis Cohort
Fabian Mendoza¹, Wendy Perdomo², Timothy Wilson¹ and Sergio Jimenez¹, ¹Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disorder marked by vascular damage, immune dysregulation, and fibrosis. Lung involvement, particularly interstitial lung disease (ILD), carries…
Abstract Number: 2123 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sclerostin in Aging Bone and Muscle: A Comparative Study of Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, and Osteosarcopenia
Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy¹, Fatma Fayed¹, Shirihan Mahgoub¹, Yasmin El Ebrashy² and Maha Hossam Al-Din Ibrahim¹, ¹Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ²National institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and frailty are the 3 determinants of aging. A novel syndrome of combined osteosarcopenia has negative health outcomes among geriatric populations. In…
Abstract Number: 2070 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterization of Hospitalization, Patient Demographics and Impact of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies on Hospitalization Outcomes in Adult Fracture Patients: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis.
Pranathi Bandarupalli¹, Vineeth Potluri², Amr Alemairy², Harsharn Grewal² and Shudipan Chakraborthy², ¹Mercy St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ²Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM), including polymyositis and dermatomyositis, are rare systemic autoimmune disorders characterized by chronic muscle inflammation and progressive muscle weakness. Patients with…
Abstract Number: 2056 • ACR Convergence 2025
Systematic Review: Nutritional Interventions in Muscle Diseases
Deepanjali Vedantam¹, Taanya Talreja², Pranathi Bandarupalli³, Sheryl Salis⁴, Debra Lupeika⁵, Ashley Maclean⁶, Karen Cheng⁷, Teerin Liewluck⁸, Lakshmi Nagendra⁹ and Latika Gupta¹⁰, ¹Shasta Regional Medical Centre, Redding, CA, ²KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ³Mercy St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ⁴Nurture Health Solutions, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ⁵Department of Family Medicine, UC Davis, Redding, ⁶Vacaville Ranch Post Acute, Redding, ⁷., Basel, Switzerland, ⁸Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Department of Neurology, Mayo clinic-Rochester, Rochester, ⁹Department of Endocrinology, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, Karnataka, India, ¹⁰School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Medical nutrition therapy significantly impacts cardiovascular risk and overall health, but effects on muscle diseases remain unclear. This systematic review evaluates nutritional interventions' safety…
Abstract Number: 1211 • ACR Convergence 2025
Plasma Levels of miR-133a-3p and miR-1-3p as Potential Biomarkers of Muscle Involvement and Initial Treatment Response in Myositis
Kristina Svobodová¹, Sabína Oreská¹, Lucia Vernerová², Dana Dlouhá³, Hana Wunsch², Karel Pavelka², Jiri Vencovsky⁴, Ladislav Šenolt⁵, Michal Vrablik⁶, Jaroslav Alois Hubáček³ and Michal Tomcik², ¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, ¹st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, ¹st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Experimental Medicine Center, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology, Praha ⁸, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶³rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and ¹st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) involve muscle inflammation. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), such as miR-133a-3p and miR-1-3p, play a key role in gene regulation and muscle repair.…
Abstract Number: 1209 • ACR Convergence 2025
Beyond Muscle Strength: Functional Performance Measures Enhance Assessment of Disease Activity in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Jia Shi¹, Alexander Carpenter², Christopher Wong², Qian Wang³, Christian Lood⁴ and Susan Shenoi⁵, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center, Seattle, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴University of Washington, Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, ⁵Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center, Mercer Island, WA
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the measurement properties of functional performance measures (FPMs)—broad jump (BJ) and 10-meter run (10MR)—for assessing muscle function and disease activity in children…
Abstract Number: 1207 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cutaneous and Muscular Disease Trajectories in Adult Patients with Dermatomyositis
Jesus Valencia¹, Will Kelly¹, Sean Tackett², Amanda Finney¹, Jemima Albayda¹, Julie Paik³, Lisa Christopher-Stine¹ and Chris Mecoli⁴, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, ³Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by cutaneous manifestations and proximal muscle inflammation.1,2 Notably, the clinical course of muscular and cutaneous disease…
Abstract Number: PP06 • ACR Convergence 2025
Co-Creation of Exercise Videos by Patients and Professionals to Support Patient Empowerment
Noriko Okochi, Eiji Oishi, Yoshifumi Hitoe, Hitomi Koshi, Hajime Kono
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) cause chronic pain, joint deformities, and reduced mobility, significantly limiting patients’ daily activities and social participation. Physical inactivity can…
Abstract Number: 2692 • ACR Convergence 2025
Individualized Strength, Mobility and Aerobic Rehabilitation Training in axial Spondyloarthritis (iSMART in axSpA)
Sophie De Mits¹, Tine Willems², Lieven Danneels², Patrick Calders², Gaëlle Varkas³, Filip Van den Bosch⁴, Dirk Elewaut⁵ and Philippe Carron⁶, ¹Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ²Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, ³Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵VIB Center for Inflammation Research, and Ghent University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ghent, Belgium, ⁶Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: AxSpA primarily affects the sacroiliac joints and spine, reducing trunk strength, mobility, and cardiorespiratory fitness. While exercise is a key treatment, few studies have…
Abstract Number: 2670 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Experience of Anifrolumab in 24 Patients with Refractory Dermatomyositis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.
Miriam Retuerto Guerrero¹, Clara Moriano², Ana Pareja-Martínez³, Natalia Molina-Esteban⁴, Jose Puig-Buendia⁵, Concepción Postigo-Llorente⁵, Ana Lopez-Ceron Cofiño⁶, Julia Martínez Barrio⁷, Paola Vidal-Montal⁸, Elena Sendagorta Cudos⁹, GUILLERMO GONZALEZ ARRIBAS¹⁰, Jaime Calvo¹¹, Juan Ramon De Dios¹², Juan María Blanco-Madrigal¹³, Paloma Vela Casasempere¹⁴, Javier Bachiller¹⁵, Concepción Fito-Manteca¹⁶, Carmen Ordas calvo¹⁷, Luisa Martos Cabrera¹⁸, Alejandro Sanchez Herrero¹⁹, Luis Ortega-Valin²⁰ and Elvira Diez Alvarez²¹, ¹Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Leon, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ²Hospital León, LEON, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ³Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario ¹² de octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Dermatology. Hospital universitario ¹² de octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Soria, Soria, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁹Dermatology. Hospital universitario La Paz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Facultativo especialista, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Galicia, Spain, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Araba, School of Medicne, Universidad del País Vasco, BIOARABA Health Research Institute, Vitoria, Spain, Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹²Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Araba. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria BIORABA., Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Araba., Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Navarra., Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes., Gijon, Asturias, Spain, ¹⁸Dermatology. Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁹Dermatology. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ²⁰Pharmacy. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ²¹Rheumatology. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, Castilla y Leon, Spain
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a systemic autoimmune disease marked by muscle weakness and characteristic cutaneous manifestations. Dysregulation of the Type I interferon (IFN-I) pathway plays…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Knee Strength and Pain Relate to Developing Stair Climbing Difficulty for Knee Osteoarthritis?
Jason Jakiela¹, Yvonne Golightly², Sydney Liles³, Judy Foxworth⁴ and Daniel White⁵, ¹Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Delaware, Elkton, MD, ⁴Winston-Salem State University, Elon, NC, ⁵University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of functional limitation in older adults, and stair climbing difficulty is often the first-reported limitation. Previous work…
Abstract Number: 0489 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Chair Sit-to-Stand as a Pragmatic Alternative to Assess Frailty in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hannah Brubeck¹, Kylie Riggles², Riley Bass³, Elizabeth Wahl⁴, James Andrews⁵, Namrata Singh⁶, ariela orkaby⁷, Joshua Baker⁸, Patti Katz⁹, Dolores Shoback¹⁰, Jose Garcia¹¹ and Katherine Wysham¹², ¹VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Bellevue, WA, ³VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, ⁴VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁷New England VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center/Boston VA/Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ¹⁰San Francisco VA/University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹¹VA Puget Sound Health Care System/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ¹²VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty occurs earlier in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in the general population and is associated with poor health outcomes1, making it important…
Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between a Self-Report Screening Tool for Sarcopenia (SARC-F) and Disease Activity, Muscle Strength and Muscle Power Measures, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Body Composition in Patients with Spondyloarthritides
Iuliia Kononenko¹, Marius Bedei², Bjoern Buehring³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁴ and Uta Kiltz⁵, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Herne, Germany, ³Bergisches Rheuma-Zentrum, Wuppertal, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University, D-44649 Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: The SARC-F is a self-report screening tool for sarcopenia (Sar) used to identify individuals at risk for poor functional outcomes [1]. The aim of this study was…
Abstract Number: 1182 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessing Male Pelvic Floor Contractions Using a Novel External Pressure Device and Ultrasound
Benedetto Giardulli¹, Mirko Job¹, Filippo Recenti¹, Gaia Leuzzi¹, Alessandro Muda², Ottavia Buccarella¹ and Marco Testa¹, ¹University of Genova, Savona, Italy, ²Lavagna Hospital - Radiology Dept., Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Men with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) often experience sexual dysfunctions such as pelvic floor pain and erectile dysfunctions, which affect their sexual well-being.…
Abstract Number: 2125 • ACR Convergence 2024
Strengthening Fracture Risk Prediction in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Integrating a Self-report Sarcopenia Screening Tool (SARC-F) and Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) Scores
Ana Rodriguez-Flores¹, Ana Cecilia Bardan-Inchaustegui², Mara Ponce², Galilea Rodriguez³, Anahí Carrazco Chapa⁴, Valeria Monserrat De Hoyos-Perez⁵, Gilberto J Cervantes Charles⁵, Alma Damian Peñaloza⁵, Cinthia Maribel Cortez Lopez⁵, CASSANDRA SKINNER TAYLOR⁶, Roberto Negrete Lopez⁵, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza² and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁷, ¹Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Rheumatology, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSE ELEUTERIO GONZALEZ, MONTERREY, Mexico, ⁷UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have an increased risk of fractures due to factors such as chronic inflammation, use of glucocorticoids, and reduced muscle mass.…

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