Abstracts tagged "pain"

Abstract Number: 1228 • ACR Convergence 2022
Distinctive Alterations in the Functional Anatomy of the Cerebral Cortex in Pain-sensitized Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia Patients
Jesús Pujol¹, Fabiola Ojeda¹, Laura Blanco-Hinojo¹, Andrea Doreste¹, Gerard Martinez-Vilavella¹, Víctor Pérez-Solá¹, Joan Deus² and Jordi Monfort¹, ¹Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ²Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a primary pain sensitization disorder showing augmented pain sensitivity with no apparent origin. In contrast, secondary sensitization often occurs in knee osteoarthritis…
Abstract Number: 1784 • ACR Convergence 2022
Gait Alterations Associated with Worsening Physical Function over 2 Years: A Machine-learning Approach in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study
Kathryn Bacon¹, David Felson¹, S. Reza Jafarzadeh², Vijaya Kolachalama², Jeffrey Hausdorff³, Eran Gazit⁴, Joshua Stefanik⁵, Patrick Corrigan⁶, Neil Segal⁷, Cora E. Lewis⁸, Michael Nevitt⁹ and Deepak Kumar¹, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Tel Aviv Suarasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵Northeastern University, Boston, MA, ⁶Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁷University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁹University of California at San Francisco, Orinda, CA
Background/Purpose: Altered gait is related to pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (OA). For people with knee OA, in addition to pain, declines in physical function are…
Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2022
Neurobiological Mechanisms of a Remote-Delivered Mind-body Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis
Jian Kong¹ and Chenchen Wang², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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: 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: 0073 • ACR Convergence 2022
Opioid and Pain Medication Prescribing by Rheumatologists for Medicare Part D Beneficiaries from 2013 to 2019
Erin Valley¹, Connor Pedersen¹, Kathryn Henry², Ali Duarte-Garcia³, Viktoriya Sabchyshyn¹ and Mike Putman⁴, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Manitowoc, WI, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Prescription opioid medications are highly effective in managing acute pain, but their use for chronic pain remains controversial. The objective of this study is…
Abstract Number: 0833 • ACR Convergence 2022
Disability Among Persons with Chronic Severe Back Pain: Results from a Nationally Representative Population Based Sample
Debbie Feldman¹ and Richard Nahin², ¹University of Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: With the high prevalence of back pain and the high costs associated with the cases that become chronic there has been an emphasis on…
Abstract Number: 1236 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reduced Inflammation Following 4-weeks TNF-α Inhibitor Treatment Restore Aberrant Cerebral Pain Processing in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled fMRI Study
Angelica Sandström¹, Peter Fransson², Reem Altawil³, Eva Kosek⁴ and Jon Lampa³, ¹Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatology and Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Surgical Sciences/Pain Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The purpose with this study was to investigate whether the effects of a 4-week treatment with adalimumab (Humira™) could change previously reported aberrations in…
Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2022
Anterior Knee Pain Is Associated with 2-year Compartment Specific Patellofemoral Cartilage Worsening: The MOST Study
Corey Lanois¹, Natalie Collins², Tuhina Neogi³, Ali Guermazi⁴, Frank Roemer⁵, Michael LaValley⁶, Michael Nevitt⁷, James Torner⁸, Cora E. Lewis⁹ and Joshua Stefanik¹⁰, ¹Northeastern University, Providence, RI, ²University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁵Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁷University of California at San Francisco, Orinda, CA, ⁸University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁰Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Anterior knee pain (AKP) may be a precursor to patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA). Cross-sectionally, frequent AKP has been associated with MRI features of PFOA; however,…
Abstract Number: 1923 • ACR Convergence 2022
Co-fluctuations of Knee Pain Between Knees in the Same Person: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
Martin Englund¹, Tuhina Neogi² and Aleksandra Turkiewicz¹, ¹Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA) is often known to fluctuate. However, there is limed knowledge of the pain fluctuations in between knees within the…
Abstract Number: 0127 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Adult SAPHO and Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis Observational Study (The SAPHO-CNO Study) Supports Multidimensional Disease Symptomatology with High Levels of Pain and Fatigue, and Low Levels of Function
Aleksander Lenert¹, Robyn Domsic², Karmela Kim Chan³, Melissa Oliver⁴, Jisna Paul⁵, Courtney Kremer⁶, Emma Leisinger¹, Svjetlana Dolovcak⁷, Sandy D. Hong⁸, Aruni Jayatilleke⁹, Petar Lenert⁷, T. Shawn Sato¹, Samir Shah¹⁰, Shima Yasin¹¹, Yongdong (Dan) Zhao¹², Daniel Solomon¹³, Jonathan Templin¹ and Polly Ferguson¹¹, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Ohio State University Hospital, Dublin, OH, ⁶University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Solna, IA, ⁷University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ⁸University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ⁹Temple University, PHILADELPHIA, PA, ¹⁰Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ¹¹University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ¹²University of Washington, Redmond, WA, ¹³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Quality of life (QOL) and disease impact are important to adults with SAPHO syndrome and chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) but remain poorly described. Patient-reported…
Abstract Number: 0834 • ACR Convergence 2022
Use of the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) Questionnaire in the Assessment of Chronic Lower Back Pain
Brendan Thoms¹, Bradley Tompkins² and Chi Chi Lau¹, ¹University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, ²University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Background/Purpose: Chronic lower back pain (LBP) is a common primary care presentation with substantial socio-economic impact. There are several indices to measure pain / function…
Abstract Number: 1260 • ACR Convergence 2022
Tenderness and Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Irina Gessl¹, Mihaela Popescu², Gabriela supp³, Thomas Deimel¹, Paul Studenic¹, Martina Durechova³, michael zauner³, Josef Smolen¹ and Peter Mandl¹, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: In inflammatory arthritis swelling is regarded as a sign of synovitis and is associated with radiographic progression. However, the association of tenderness with radiographic…
Abstract Number: 1797 • ACR Convergence 2022
Factors Driving Opioid Use in United States Veterans with Gout
Lindsay Helget¹, Bryant England¹, Punyasha Roul², Harlan Sayles¹, Alison Petro¹, Tuhina Neogi³, James O'Dell¹ and Ted Mikuls⁴, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Patients with gout often seek care for painful flares and nearly one-third are prescribed opioids during acute ambulatory visits. Unfortunately, opioids do not address…
Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2022
Determinants of Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Severity and Predictors of Disease Course in Juvenile Fibromyalgia
Clara Malattia¹, Claudio Lavarello¹, Alessandra Alongi², Benedetta Mori², Anna Ronchetti³, Lino Nobili⁴, Lorenzo Chiarella⁵, Elena Pescio⁶, Angelo Ravelli⁷ and Marco Gattorno⁸, ¹Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, ²Department of Pediatric Emergency, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy, ³Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁴Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, ⁵Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, ⁶Psychology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁷Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Italy,Scientific Direction, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁸Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JFS) is a disabling condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and mood disturbances, which impact significantly on patients' quality of…
Abstract Number: 0196 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Barometric Pressure Waves on Connective Tissue Disorders
Fehmida Zahabi¹ and Kevin Kerr², ¹Texas Rheumatology Care, Plano, TX, ²Chimera Innovations LLC, Allen, TX
Background/Purpose: Pain is a disabling, depressing state which reduces an individual's productivity. Weather changes have been vaguely attributed to cause pain. Previous studies have had…

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