Musculoskeletal conditions of the foot and ankle are an important public health challenge due to their increasing incidence combined with their substantial negative impact on patients’ quality of life. Non-pharmacological…
Self-management interventions are considered a key component of rheumatologic care. Access to these programmes, however, is an issue for some patients, especially those working full time or living in rural…
This is a best-evidence synthesis providing an evidence-based summary on the effectiveness of aquatic exercises and balneotherapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. The most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions addressed in…
The prevalence of clinical anxiety and clinical depression in rheumatic diseases is about twice the prevalence seen in the general population. At a milder level, the occurrence of psychological distress…
Abstract This review discusses several health behaviours associated with the progression and impact of osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including weight management, physical activity, medication adherence and smoking. An…
The term ‘autoinflammatory disease’ was first proposed in 1999 to encompass some of the distinct clinicopathologic features of a group of monogenic conditions, characterised by recurrent episodes of inflammation, without…
Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) and fibroblastic rheumatism (FR) are uncommon disorders with similar joint and skin manifestations. They are usually included among the non-Langerhans histiocytoses, but recent insights drive some criticism….
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a very severe variant of the classic APS, characterised by clinical evidence of multiple organ involvement developing over a very short period of time, histopathological…
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is an iatrogenic fibrosing disorder that primarily affects individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) following exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) during imaging procedures. NSF is…
Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder that is characterised by high spiking fever, arthritis or arthralgia, and evanescent rash. Many other systemic manifestations may occur. Pathogenesis…
