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2008 ARHP Graduate Student Award

Staff | February 1, 2008

If you work in the field of rheumatology, you know the importance of mentoring students who show interest in the field. With the many specialty options presented to healthcare students, it is of vital importance to open the door to rheumatology.

Coding Corner Question: February 2008

Staff | February 1, 2008

February’s Coding Challenge

Take the Measure of Osteoarthritis

Nicholas Bellamy, MBChB, MD, MSc, MBA, DSc | February 1, 2008

The WOMAC index standardized OA status measurement, as described by its creator

Rheumatology with Rhythm

Rainer H. Straub, MD, and Maurizio Cutolo, MD | February 1, 2008

The circadian rhythm offers insight into treating rheumatic diseases

Does Secondary Gain Exist?

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | February 1, 2008

How I learned to balance the complex equation of loss and gain from disease

Then and Now, Health Professionals Vital to Rheumatic Disease Treatment

Kimberly Kimpton, PT | January 1, 2008

With every decade of life, I am increasingly grateful for the advances that research has produced. These advances go much further than microwave ovens and cell phones. We have seen major strides in treatment of patients with rheumatic diseases.

ACR Makes Available Spinal Stenosis Fact Sheet

Staff | January 1, 2008

Spinal stenosis, or narrowing, is a common condition that occurs when the small spinal canal that contains the nerve roots and spinal cord becomes restricted. This narrowing can squeeze the nerves and the spinal cord, causing lower back and leg pain. People suffering from spinal stenosis have trouble walking any significant distance and frequently must sit or lean forward.