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  • Abstract Number: 1990 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Effects of Exercise on Movement-Evoked Pain in People with Knee Osteoarthritis

    Ehyun Kim1, Tuhina Neogi2, Benjamin Senderling1, Mary Gheller1, Lee Marinko1, Michael LaValley3, Lukas Adamowicz4, Pirinka Georgiev4, Charmaine Demanuele4, Paul Wacnik4 and Deepak Kumar1, 1Boston University, Boston, MA, 2Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 3Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, 4Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA

    Background/Purpose: Movement-evoked pain (MEP), i.e., pain that appears with or is made worse by movement, is a common complaint in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA).…
  • Abstract Number: 0497 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Effects and Tolerability of Low to Moderate Biomechanical Stress During Leisure Sport Activity in Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

    Filippo Fagni1, Melek Yalcin Mutlu1, Ioanna Minopoulou1, Selahattin Alp Temiz2, Manuel Krieter3, Georg Schett4, Arnd Kleyer5, David Simon1 and Axel Hueber6, 1Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology / Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany, 2University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, 3Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nürnberg, Germany, 4Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, 5University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 6Division of Rheumatology, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University / Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Nürnberg, Germany

    Background/Purpose: International guidelines advise physical activity as complementary measure to drug treatment for patients with RA. However, this can hardly be extrapolated for PsA, for which…
  • Abstract Number: 1184 • ACR Convergence 2023

    A Wearable-Sensor for Assessment of Gait and Chair Stand Patterns in People with Knee Osteoarthritis: Validation and Responsiveness to Treatment of a Potential Digital Biomarker

    Deepak Kumar1, Lukas Adamowicz2, Benjamin Senderling1, Mary Gheller1, Michael LaValley3, Kathryn Bacon1, Pirinka Georgiev2, Charmaine Demanuele2, Paul Wacnik2 and Tuhina Neogi4, 1Boston University, Boston, MA, 2Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, 3Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, 4Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: The objectives of this study in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were to (a) examine the agreement between measures of gait and chair stand…
  • Abstract Number: 1209 • ACR Convergence 2023

    The Role of Kinesiophobia on Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity, Exercise Habits, and Quality of Life

    Joel Thompson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) consistently report exercise frequencies that are lower than healthy controls and ACSM/EULAR recommended frequencies; even though exercise has consistently…
  • Abstract Number: 056 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    An Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner Model of Care Is Ideally Suited to Address Workforce Concerns in Pediatric Rheumatology: A Retrospective Chart Review

    Julie Herrington1, KAREN BEATTIE1 and Michelle Batthish2, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: An Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner (APP) role was created in September 2020 at McMaster Children's Hospital, Ontario, Canada to support the growing demand for service…
  • Abstract Number: 0736 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Educational Needs Among Health Professionals in Rheumatology: Low Awareness of EULAR Offerings and Unfamiliarity with Course Content as a Major Barrier – a EULAR Funded European Survey

    Lisa Sperl1, Tanja Stamm2, Margaret Renn Andrews1, Mathilda Bjork3, Carina Boström4, Jeannette Cappon4, Jenny de la Torre5, Annette de Thurah6, Andrea Domján7, Razvan Dragoi8, Fernando Estévez-López9, Ricardo Ferreira10, George E. Fragoulis11, Jolanta Grygielska12, Katti Kõrve13, Marja Leena Kukkurainen14, Christel Madelaine-Bonjour15, Andréa Marques16, Jorit Meesters17, Rikke Moe18, Ellen Moholt19, Erika Mosor2, Claudia Naimer-Stach20, Mwidimi Ndosi21, Polina Pchelnikova22, Jette Primdahl23, Polina Putrik24, Anne-Kathrin Rausch-Osthoff25, Hana Smucrova26, Marco Testa27, Leti van Bodegom28, Wilfred Peter29, Heidi A. Zangi30, Olena Zimba31, Thea Vliet Vlieland32 and Valentin Ritschl1, 1Medical University of Vienna, CeMSIIS - Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Section for Outcomes Research, Vienna, Austria, 2Medical University of Vienna, CeMSIIS - Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Section for Outcomes Research, Wien, Austria, 3Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, 4Department of Neurobiology, care sciences and society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 5Department of Alicante General and University Hospital, Alicante, Spain, 6Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, 7Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, 8Department of Balneology, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Research Center for the Assessment of Human Motion, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania, 9Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10Rheumatology department – Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 11Joint Rheumatology Programme, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 12Department of Polish Rheuma Federation "REF" - member of EULAR PARE, Warsaw, Poland, 13Center of Rheumatology, East Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, 14Department of the Finnish Society of Rheumatology Nurses, Helsinki, Finland, 15Department of Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland, 16RN at Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitaler e Universitário de Coimbra Professor at Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 17Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 18National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology (NKRR) Division of Rheumatology and Research Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 19Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 20BG/BRG Wolkersdorf, Wolkersdorf, Austria, 21School of Health and Social Welbeing, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, 22Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE), EULAR, Zürich, Switzerland, 23Department of Regional Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark and Danish Hospital for Rheumatic diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark, 24Department of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, MUMC, CAHPRI, Maastricht, Netherlands, 25Department of Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Institute for Physiotherapy, Winterthur, Switzerland, 26Center of Medical Rehabilitation, Institute of Rheumatology, Praha, Czech Republic, 27Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Genoa, Italy, 28Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 29Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 30Department of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Faculty of Health, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway, 31Department of Internal Medicine N2, Danylo Halytsky Lviv Neurobiology National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine, 32Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Health professionals in rheumatology (HPRs) should participate in post-graduate or continuous education to update and advance their knowledge and skills. This can improve patient…
  • 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

    Scott Jamieson1 and Christine Pellegrini2, 1The University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, Columbia, SC, 2University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

    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

    Katherine DeVivo1, Chih-Hsiang Yang1 and Christine Pellegrini2, 1University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, Columbia, SC, 2University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

    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: 0940 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Effect of an 8-week Tailored Physical Therapy Program on Sexual Function in Women with Systemic Sclerosis and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Pilot Controlled Study

    Barbora Hermankova1, Maja Spiritovic1, Sabina Oreska2, Hana Storkanova2, Karel Pavelka3, Ladislav Šenolt4, Jiří Vencovský4, Radim Becvar2 and Michal Tomcik2, 1Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, 2Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, 3Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic, 4Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Background/Purpose: Systemic rheumatic diseases like systemic sclerosis (SSc) and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) may affect all aspects of life, including sexual health. However, no non-pharmacological…
  • Abstract Number: 1905 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Does Exercise Before Surgery Predict Trajectories of Physical Activity After Knee Replacement?

    Jéssica Bianca Aily1, Dana Voinier1, Jason Jakiela1, Thomas Bye1, Hiral Master1, Louise Thoma2 and Daniel White1, 1University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Total knee replacement (TKR) is the definitive treatment for adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and is often successful in reducing pain and improving function.…
  • Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Cost-effectiveness of Treatment Strategies Involving Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear

    Emma Williams1, Valia Leifer1, Jamie Collins2, Tuhina Neogi3, Lisa Suter4, Jeffrey Katz5 and Elena Losina2, 1The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 4Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 5Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA

    Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and meniscal tear (MT) are highly prevalent and often concomitant. Treatments for MT in the presence of KOA include physical therapy…
  • Abstract Number: 1587 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Do Physical Therapists Use Recommended Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain?

    Debbie Feldman1, Jonathan El-Khoury2, Tatiana Orozco1, François Desmeules3, Maude Laliberté1 and Kadija Perreault4, 1Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 3Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada, 4Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Chronic low back pain has been the subject of many studies in medicine and physical therapy for over half a century. Clinical practice guidelines…
  • Abstract Number: 0697 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Inferior Tendon Structure and Function Seen in Patients with Achilles Tendinopathy and Neovascularization of the Achilles Tendon

    Brian Honick1, Haraldur Sigurdsson1 and Karin Silbernagel1, 1University of Delaware, Newark, DE

    Background/Purpose: In prior research, the incidence rate of neovascularization with Achilles tendinopathy ranged between 47-88% of cases. The purpose of this study was to identify…
  • Abstract Number: 0924 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Towards Systemic Sclerosis Rehabilitation via Videogames

    Marica Doveri1, Marco Trombini2, Federica Ferraro3, Rossana Galli1, Anna Laura Bargeri4, Simone Rando1, SIlvana Dellepiane2 and Gerolamo Bianchi1, 1Hospital La colletta Arenzano(Genoa), Arenzano, Liguria, Italy, 2Department of Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Naval Architecture (DITEN), University of Genoa, GENOVA, Liguria, Italy, 3Department of Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Naval Architecture (DITEN), University of Genoa, Ponsacco, Liguria, Italy, 4Hospital La colletta Arenzano(Genoa), Arenzano, Italy

    Background/Purpose: The excessive production and accumulation of collagen in systemic sclerosis (SSc) leads to the gradual loss of mobility which affects the quality of life…
  • Abstract Number: 0931 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Oropharyngeal Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis – Results of a Monocentric Clinical Study

    Philipp Klemm1, Mirjam Wirths2, Ole Hudowenz2, Ulrike Hoffmann3, Ulf Müller-Ladner2 and Uwe Lange2, 1Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany, 2Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 3Practice for Speech Therapy Ulrike Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Nearly 98% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are suffering from gastrointestinal involvement (Schmeiser et al. 2012). While in everyday clinical practice screening for…
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