Abstract Number: 2261 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Musculoskeletal Pain, Fat Mass and Fat Free Mass: Results from a Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal pain has been shown to commonly occur at multiple sites. This is likely to have a greater impact on abilities to undertake activities…Abstract Number: 1187 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Exam Curriculum for Rheumatology Fellows
Background/Purpose: The musculoskeletal exam (MSKE) is an integral part of rheumatology training, both as a diagnostic aid, and as a predictor of disease activity. Formal…Abstract Number: 1279 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pre-Operative Musculoskeletal Comorbidities Limit Improvement in Functional Outcomes and Hip Pain in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients
Pre-Operative Musculoskeletal Comorbidities Limit Improvement In Functional Outcomes And Hip Pain In Total Hip Arthroplasty PatientsBackground/Purpose: Identifying clinical factors predictive of total hip arthroplasty…Abstract Number: 2817 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Objective Assessment Of Musculoskeletal Physical Examination Skills During Continuing Education Programs For Primary Care Providers Adds Significant Information Not Obtained Through Self-Assessment
Background/Purpose: Self-assessment is the most frequently used method in the evaluation of continuing medical education (CME) programs. This multi-institutional project was designed to examine convergent validity…Abstract Number: 2187 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inter-Rater Reliability Of Jumping Mechanography In Healthy Children and Adults
Background/Purpose: Muscle function can be affected by many chronic disorders of childhood including Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Whereas the term “muscle strength” is often used…Abstract Number: 1096 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Vitamin D Deficiency a Risk Factor For The Development Of Statin Induced Myalgia, In Patients Treated With Statin?
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency has become pandemic in the industrializing societies. Recently, the role of vitamin D deficiency in the development of statin myopathy has…Abstract Number: 1043 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Hospital Admissions Among Patients Treated For Rheumatoid Arthritis Between 1999 and 2010 Compared With The General Population In The Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Advances in treatment for RA may have resulted in a decrease in musculoskeletal hospital admissions. This study aimed to assess the trends in hospital…Abstract Number: 973 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Curriculum Among Internal Medicine Residents: A Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSKUS) is becoming an important component of rheumatology practice. Given increasing appreciation of bedside ultrasound, residency programs are beginning to include ultrasound…Abstract Number: 699 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Severity Of Muscle Weakness Predicts Disability In Scleroderma
Title: Severity of muscle weakness predicts disability in scleroderma Background/Purpose: The Health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQ-DI) is a self-administered questionnaire that is a patient…Abstract Number: 232 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Examination (MSUS) Predict Outcome In Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS)? A Prospective Blinded Study
Background/Purpose: Steroid injection and active physiotherapy are the two standard conservative therapies used to treat SIS and the outcome from these two treatments varies depending…