Under the spotlight
A rare but treatable collection of conditions, Prof Hector Chinoy discusses myositis
Myositis is a rare autoimmune disease that involves an abnormal immune reaction against the body’s own organs, most commonly muscle, skin and lungs, which leads to inflammation.
The main symptoms are muscle weakness, pain, fatigue, rashes and shortness of breath. This usually gets slowly worse over time.
Smartphones are changing health research in arthritis, reports Prof William Dixon
Many patients with long-term health conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis struggle with chronic pain. But recognising what factors affect chronic pain has never been easy. At the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis at the University of Manchester we strive to find new, innovative ways to improve the lives of people with musculoskeletal disease though our research.
Our understanding of the links between heart disease and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases is improving outcomes, explains Prof Maya Buch
Research is looking at possible links between genes, rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease and cardiovascular disease. Scans identify people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases who are at risk of cardiovascular diseases.
