Cognitive behavioural therapy improves arthritis pain and insomnia
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) via a telephone call may improve sleep, tiredness levels and pain in people with osteoarthritis and insomnia, experts report in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Continue readingNew way to halt excessive inflammation is discovered
Scientists have found a new way to “put the brakes” on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white blood cell that is critical for the immune system.
The discovery – published in Nature Communications – has the potential to protect the body from unchecked damage caused by inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
Continue readingSmartphones 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.
The specialist rheumatology nurse is a central team player in the management of people with arthritis, highlights Sandra Robinson
Each member of the rheumatology team has a part to play. Like cogs on a wheel, if one is missing the wheel doesn’t turn. The specialist rheumatology nurse has a central role as we are usually the first point of contact if a patient needs information or support.
Specialist rheumatology nurses provide advice to patients about their condition, drugs, treatments, diet, exercise, wellness and self-management.
Footwear: stable and supportive reduces knee pain more than flat and flexible
Wearing stable, supportive shoes while walking appears to reduce osteoarthritis knee pain more than flat, flexible shoes, Australian researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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