Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with inflammation-driven hypercoagulability and increased venous ...

Objective To test whether ultrasonography of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the American College of ...

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) predominantly affects women of childbearing age and is often associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) are ...

is an open access, peer reviewed rheumatology journal that publishes original research on musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic conditions ...

Objectives The oral microbiome plays a critical role in modulating systemic inflammation, partly through its interactions with the gut microbiome. Although gut microbiome dysbiosis has been implicated ...

Dance is a complex physical activity with high biomechanical and artistic demands that cause repetitive stress on the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, metabolic and cardiorespiratory systems. Dance ...

Introduction Evidence of treat-to-target strategies including secukinumab dose escalation in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) remains limited. We investigated the effect of a ...

Background Cohort studies often use simple models, for example, completers-only or aggregated scores, to assess changes in imaging outcomes. With more data available, this introduces selection bias.

Background Chronic pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) causes considerable burden, and current treatment options are limited. This phase III study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of fasinumab, an ...

Introduction Patients with rheumatoid (RA) or psoriatic (PsA) arthritis can experience debilitating pain. Methods Post hoc analyses of phase 3, double-blind studies in patients with active disease ...

Background The diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) uses standard antibodies (lupus anticoagulant (LAC), anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) IgG/IgM, β2-glycoprotein I antibodies (β2GPI) IgG/IgM) ...

Objectives To investigate the association of diabetes, hypertension and overweight/obesity with physical activity (PA), self-efficacy for pain and self-efficacy for other symptoms before and after a 6 ...