What if I’m feeling unwell? When you’re feeling unwell, it can be really hard to get started and it can be frustrating when people tell you about the benefits of being more active. If you’re in a really bad place, don’t be too hard on yourself if you can’t exercise. It can be easy to start feeling guilty or beat yourself up about not exercising, and this can start to contribute to feeling…
Objectives The determinants of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) severity and excess cardiovascular disease (CVD) are incompletely understood. Biomechanical factors are known to influence RA severity. Articular…
Objectives Running is one of the most accessible forms of exercise, yet its suitability for adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) is unknown. This…
This cohort study examines whether there is an age-dependent association between physical activity and all-cause mortality at all stages of adult life.
Objectives Running is one of the most accessible forms of exercise, yet its suitability for adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) is unknown. This…
Background/Purpose: A positive (+)ANA titer is a common reason for Rheumatology consultation, yet the ANA is a nonspecific, non-diagnostic, lab test that is positive in…
Background/Purpose: Weight loss is conditionally recommended for gout management; however, the magnitude of the effect of weight loss on incident gout and recurrent gout flares…
Background/Purpose: The Act on Axial SpA campaign is dedicated to minimising the lengthy 8.5-year delay in diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA) by implementing a pioneering…
Background/Purpose: The anti-Jo1 autoantibody (aJo1), targeting the histidyl-tRNA synthetase (HisRS) protein, is the most common diagnostic biomarker of the anti-synthetase syndrome (ASSD). So far, conflicting…
