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Showing 1 to 20 of 310 for “"Rheumatoid arthritis"”.
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Osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis
… is replete with reports of osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis, but the mechanism of bone loss remains obscure. This is probably due to the overlap with bone loss of aging and the menopause, whose exact mechanisms are also poorly understood. Against this background, a study was designed to …
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Modern Pharmacotherapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability in the world. This thesis describes the diagnostic procedure for this disease as well as the standard treatment protocol. Almost half of the patients treated with the golden standard fail to meet treatment goals and thus require a more …
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Responsive wearables for rheumatoid arthritis
… adaptive assistive technology for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), using computational design methods to embed individualized data within the design and materiality. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and causes progressive deformity and bone …
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Exercise & cardiopulmonary physiology in rheumatoid arthritis
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) individuals are at greater morbidity and mortality risk from developing cardiac and pulmonary disorders than the general population, primarily due to a sedentary lifestyle. Aims: This project aimed to (1) obtain information on the rheumatic and musculoskeletal …
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Methotrexate associated toxicity in rheumatoid arthritis
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Dietary Compliance in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
… in assessing compliance.</p> <p>Twenty two rheumatoid arthritis patients volunteered to enroll in this pilot diet study, fifteen remained with the study for the stipulated period of 18 months. The study consisted of three parts: an initial six month baseline period (Period I), a six-month …
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Rheumatoid arthritis : a cognitive-behavioural intervention
… disease · status, and immune function in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and the value of cognitive-behavioural intervention in improving the overall health status of such patients. Two related hypotheses were tested in a matched-random assigned two-groups design, with pre-, mid-, and …
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Positive psychological change in people with rheumatoid arthritis
… with chronic medical conditions, including Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have focussed on the negative impact of living with these conditions. More recent research has highlighted that some people experience Positive Psychological Change (PPC) in response to traumatic or adverse events or …
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Foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis
Foot problems for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are common resulting in significant pain, activity restriction and reduced quality of life. Provision of information and health education in respect of foot health would therefore seem to be an essential aspect of foot health management for …
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Decision support in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
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Sexual health in Rheumatoid Arthritis - a physiotherapeutic approach
… to study how persons experience the influence of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on their sexual health and their experiences of communication about sexual health, in order to improve physiotherapy within the field of rheumatology. Sexual health is an integrated part of life, and persons with Rheumatoid …
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Exercise-Based Upper Limb Rehabilitation In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, disabling disease which reduces independence, quality of life, and longevity. Upper limb impairment causes considerable disability, contributes to work incapacity, and has substantial monetary and non-monetary, personal and societal …
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Hyporesponsive synovial fluid T cells in rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, usually progressive inflammatory disorder of joints in which the immune system plays a central role in pathogenesis. Both chronically inflamed synovial tissue and synovial fluid (SF) are usually rich in infiltrated CD4+ T helper cells (TH cells) and CD8+ cytotoxic …
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Rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis: common pathogenic mechanisms explored
… draws on parallels between the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and atherosclerosis. The pathogenesis and genetic basis of both diseases are described and compared. I describe how a polymorphism of the CX3CR1 gene, which has been shown to have a protective association against …
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