The remarkable advances in understanding the pathogenesis and therapeutic options for rheumatoid arthritis over the last 10 years are a leap forward in the treatment of this disease. This has…

Musculoskeletal diseases continue to produce major disability around the world. Advances in therapy – particularly for the inflammatory diseases – have the potential to eradicate the inflammation and thus prevent…

The Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 started as a Swedish initiative in 1996 leading to the UN declaration 1999 followed by the WHO launch 2000. A ten year multidisciplinary and…

This chapter describes three-dimensional gait analysis and common gait deviations in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). Furthermore, we describe changes in gait deviations following surgical and non-surgical…

Abstract Better integration of patient organisations with health-care has been called for in policy statements by for example, the World Health Organization. Our aim was to describe the role of…

Tai Chi and yoga are complementary therapies which have, during the last few decades, emerged as popular treatments for rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases. This review covers the evidence of Tai…

Abstract Because of its substantial personal social and economic costs, workforce participation among individuals with rheumatic diseases has received considerable research attention. This chapter reviews non-pharmacological employment interventions for people…

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…