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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disorder of unknown etiology.
It is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis.
Patient usually complains of joint pain and/or swelling with morning stiffness that lasts for more than an hour.

Goals of treatment are clinical and radiological remission of disease and to reduce functional limitations and permanent joint damage.

Rheumatoid%20arthritis Patient Education

Patient Education

Educate the patient about the nature of the disease, risks of joint damage and loss of function
Emphasize the benefits and risks of the existing treatment modalities
Psychological intervention should be offered to help individuals in adjusting with their condition

The ESCEO algorithm for the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and the role of symptomatic slow-acting drugs for OA (SYSADOAs)

03 Apr 2017

At the International Osteoporosis Foundation Regionals – 6th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore, Professor Olivier Bruyère shared about the algorithm for the management of knee OA by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO). MIMS Doctor also spoke to Professor Jean-Yves Reginster, president of ESCEO about this algorithm and the role of SYSADOAs in the control of pain and prevention of disease progression.