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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"psoriatic arthritis"”.
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Radiological features of psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. Psoriasis is a dermatological condition that affects 1-2% of the population. Approximately 10-15% of patients with skin manifestations of psoriasis develop PsA and 0.3-1% of the general population. Moll and Wright …
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Improving the outcome of psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is recognised to have a significant impact on functional impairment, joint damage and quality of life. The aim of this thesis was to investigate tools for early identification, to develop a clinical target for treatment and to utilise these tools within a clinical trial. …
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Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis : the role and impact of psychosocial factors
… is concerned with the psychosocial impact of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) - an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. Although an extensive literature exists on the nature and impact of psoriasis, little is known about the effect that psoriatic arthritis can have on an individual, and …
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Effects of osteopathic treatment on people with psoriatic arthritis: a pilot study
Background and objectives: People with psoriatic arthritis seek complementary medical treatment, such as osteopathy, as a sole form of treatment, or as a complement to conventional treatment. The aim of this case series design was to determine the effects of osteopathic treatment on the symptoms, …
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The experience of psoriatic arthritis patients receiving biological treatment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… has revolutionized medical treatment for psoriatic arthritis. To date, research studies have focused on the treatment effects of biologics from a quantitative perspective using generic quality of life measures. An understanding of how treatment with biologics is experienced in the lives of …
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Investigation of the synovial tissue-homing mechanisms of circulating mononuclear phagocytes in treatment-naïve psoriatic arthritis.
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a common immune-mediated chronic inflammatory arthritis (IA) with no existing biomarker and is associated with permanent joint damage and significant sequelae. A key feature is abnormal recruitment of leukocytes into joint tissues and increased vascularisation that …
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The development and evaluation of a self-monitoring and patient-initiated follow-up service for people with rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis on methotrexate
… follow-up service for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on methotrexate. Using a mixed methods approach including a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and qualitative semi-structured interviews. The overall aims of this thesis were to design an alternative model …
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Πέρα από την επιφάνεια: η ψωρίαση, η ψωριασική αρθρίτιδα και οι αθέατες πιέσεις στο ελληνικό σύστημα υγείας / Beyond the surface: psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and the hidden pressures of the Greek Health System
Η ψωρίαση και η ψωριασική αρθρίτιδα αποτελούν χρόνιες, φλεγμονώδεις παθήσεις με σημαντικές επιπτώσεις στην ποιότητα ζωής των ασθενών και στο σύστημα υγείας, κυρίως λόγω του κόστους θεραπείας και παρακολούθησης. Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης ήταν η εκτίμηση της επίπτωσης των νοσημάτων αυτών στον …
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The conclusion of a biologic's lifecycle : manufacturing sourcing strategies on the eve of follow-on biologics
… to treat immune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriasis. A productivity process improvement is currently being implemented that will change the manufacturing capacity of the production process at each of the three separately owned …
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The Gelatinases and Autoimmune Disease
… arthritic diseases (which include rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and multiple sclerosis (MS).</p>
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Anti-TNF treatment of chronic arthritis in clinical practice. New assessment method and predictors of efficacy and tolerability.
Abstract Treatment of chronic inflammatory arthritis has undergone major changes over the past years following introduction of targeted biological therapies. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) blocking therapy has been the most important biological treatment of chronic arthritis to date. The overall …
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Prevalence, physical activity and work in patients with spondyloarthritis
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of interrelated inflammatory rheumatic diseases with the sub-diagnoses ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), arthritis-associated inflammatory bowel disease (Aa-IBD), undifferentiated SpA (USpA), where stiffness and pain are key symptoms. …
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Team rehabilitation and health care utilization in chronic inflammatory arthritis patients
… programmes in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis (CIA); rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and other spondyloarthritides, and to analyse health care utilization over the last decade in patients with RA. In Study I the outcome of an 18 days outpatient …
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Interferenzstromtherapie und Stellenwert bildgebender Verfahren in der Diagnostik bei Psoriasisarthritis
… (IFS) auf die Gelenkmanifestationen der Psoriasisarthritis zu untersuchen. Zudem wurde der diagnostische Stellenwert der Sonographie mit dem anderer bildgebender Verfahren verglichen. <br>In der Schmerztherapie ist die analgetische Wirkung von Interferenzstrom seit langem bekannt. Bei 21 Patienten …
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Les effets des orthèses plantaires personnalisées sur la douleur, la fonction du pied et sur la marche des patients atteints de l’arthrite psoriasique
Introduction : Les atteintes du pied chez les patients atteints de l’arthrite psoriasique (APso) sont une source de douleur importante. Celles-ci peuvent affecter la marche des patients et leurs activités ambulatoires et avoir ainsi un impact important sur leur qualité de vie. L’orthèse plantaire …
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Μελέτης της έκφρασης του CD154 (CD40L) στα Τ λεμφοκύτταρα ασθενών με ψωριασική αρθρίτιδα
Το CD40L είναι ένα συνδιεγερτικό μόριο και αποτελεί πρώιμο δείκτη ενεργοποίησης του Τ λεμφοκυττάρου. Υπάρχουν δεδομένα που υποστηρίζουν την υπόθεση ότι τα ενεργοποιημένα Τ λεμφοκύτταρα πιθανώς παίζουν ρόλο στην παθογένεια της ψωριασικής αρθρίτιδας (ΨΑ). Μελετήσαμε συνολικά 12 ασθενείς με ΨΑ, 6 …
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DRUMBEAT© for arthritis “ a shared purpose” rather than a “lonely struggle”
… living with one or more chronic conditions, with arthritis and other musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions representing the most expensive chronic disease group in Australia. As the leading cause of chronic pain and second most common cause of disability and early retirement due to ill health in …
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Measure for measure. Outcome assessment of arthritis treatment in clinical practice
… Data were retrieved from the South Swedish Arthritis Treatment (SSATG) register. In patients with RA, PsA and SpA commencing treatment with adalimumab, etanercept or infliximab, date of treatment start and stop, core set variables and EQ-5D were recorded, and various activity indices, …