FRI0152 Low back pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients correlated with das28-esr

There has been no report on demographic, social and quality of life data of osteoporotic patients attending rheumatology rehabilitation in-patient units in Hungary. Aim: The authors analyzed the data of osteoporotic patients treated in rheumatology rehabilitation departments as in-patients in four hospitals in Hungary. Methods: Demographic and social data were obtained by using a questionnaire developed by the authors, and quality of life was assessed with the use of the SF-36 questionnaire. The quality of life data of osteoporotic patients were compared to that obtained from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthrosis and chronic low back pain who were treated in the same department at the same time. Results: Of the 253 patients who were asked to participate in the study, 211 patients filled out the questionnaires. 25.6% of the patients were male. 58% of the patients were younger than 60 years of age, and 40% of them were heavy physical workers earlier. More than 50% of the patients did not complete secondary school education, and only 6.7% of the patients had a per capita monthly income higher than 100 000 HUF. The quality of life of the osteoporotic patients assessed by SF-36 scored 34.7, which was significantly lower than that of the mean of the Hungarian population scoring 70–90. The SF-36 scores of osteoporotic patients were lower in all domains compared to the scores of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and low back pain, although the difference was significant only in the domain of physical activity. The affective role of patients with osteoporosis was significantly lower than those with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Conclusions: Osteoporotic patients attending in-patient rheumatology in-patient rehabilitation units in Hungary have poor quality of life comparable, even worse than that found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 1314–1319.

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Burden of Rheumatic Diseases in A Rural Community of Bangladesh

Journal of Medicine ◽

10.3329/jom.v15i2.20685 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 125-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Moniruzzaman Ahmed ◽

Syed Atiqul Haq ◽

Md. Nazrul Islam ◽

Sree Krisna Banik ◽

Mohammad Noor Alam

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Rural Community ◽

Rheumatic Diseases ◽

Burden Of Illness ◽

Adult Population ◽

Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases ◽

Low Back ◽

Osteoarthritis Of Knee

Objective: To estimate the magnitude, burden of illness and help-seeking behavior of patients with musculoskeletal complaints and to provide incidence of osteoarthritis, low back pain, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and other inflammatory and non-inflammatory rheumatic diseases in a rural community of Bangladesh. Methods: The study was conducted in a few villages near Dhaka city which were considered to be a fairly representative sample of Bangladeshi rural population. Data were collected with the help of modified Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) questionnaire and a diagnosis using American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria was established. Results: During the 18 months study period, 2685 adults (15 years and above) were included. A total of 441 (M=163, F=278) developed new musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. The incidence rates were 10.9/100 person-years (PY) for the whole population, 8.2/100 PY for males and 13.6/100 PY for females. Nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP), fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis of knee were common MSK problems. A total of 302 patients had complaints of low back pain, of them 204 persons had noninflammatory low back pain; 262 respondents had complaints of knee pain, 38 had satisfied the criteria of knee OA; a total of 116 respondents suffered from fibromyalgia during the study period. Of the respondents (M=17, F=24) 41 had inflammatory arthropathy. Among the incidences of inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis 120 (M=101, F=147), spondyloarthropathies 150 (M=252, F=49), ankylosing spondylitis 75 (M=151, F=0), reactive arthritis 50 (M=101, F=0), and psoriatic arthritis 256 (M=0, F=49) per 100,000 / PY respectively were observed, Conclusions: Rheumatic diseases are common in the rural community of Bangladesh, affecting nearly a quarter of adult population. Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP), fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis of knee joints are common joint disorders; point prevalence estimates of most common diagnoses were similar to other community surveys using COPCORD methodology.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i2.20685 J MEDICINE 2014; 15 : 125-130

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Patients’ Perceptions of Health Related Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Low Back Pain

Quality of Life Research ◽

10.1007/s11136-005-0448-8 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 93-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Montserrat Núñez ◽

Alex Sanchez ◽

Esther Nuñez ◽

Teresa Casals ◽

Cayetano Alegre ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Pattern and trend of five major musculoskeletal disorders in China from 1990 to 2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

BMC Medicine ◽

10.1186/s12916-021-01905-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dongze Wu ◽

Priscilla Wong ◽

Cui Guo ◽

Lai-Shan Tam ◽

Jieruo Gu

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Neck Pain ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

High Body Mass Index ◽

Low Back ◽

Annual Percent Change ◽

Increasing Trend ◽

Disease Study

Abstract Background With increasing life expectancy in China, no large population-based studies have been done on the trend for musculoskeletal disorders in China. We have investigated the pattern and trend of five major musculoskeletal disorders in China from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 and its association with sociodemographic index (SDI). Methods The main outcome measures were incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, neck pain, and gout. Average annual percent change (AAPC) and annual percent change (APC) between 1990 and 2017 were analyzed with Joinpoint regression. Results The age-standardized rate of incidence, prevalence, and DALYs for the five major musculoskeletal disorders increased with age. For SDI, the age-standardized rate of DALYs was zigzagged increasing for rheumatoid arthritis and curvilinear increasing for gout, curvilinear decreasing for low back pain, and reaching to the highest point for osteoarthritis and neck pain with an SDI value of 0.61. The AAPC in age-standardized rate of DALYs indicated an increasing trend for rheumatoid arthritis (0.20, 95% CI 0.07, 0.34), osteoarthritis (0.26, 95% CI 0.20, 0.31), neck pain (0.09, 95% CI 0.07, 0.12), and gout (0.25, 95% CI 0.23, 0.27), but a decreasing trend for low back pain (− 0.96, 95% CI − 0.98, − 0.93). The AAPC of risk factors indicated a decreasing trend in smoking (− 0.14, 95% CI − 0.24, − 0.04) for rheumatoid arthritis, smoking (− 0.22, 95% CI − 0.24, − 0.19) and occupational ergonomic factors (− 1.25, 95% CI − 1.29, − 1.21) for low back pain, and impaired kidney function (− 0.95, 95% CI − 1.00, − 0.90) for gout, but an increasing trend in high body-mass index for osteoarthritis (3.10, 95% CI 3.03, 3.17), low back pain (3.07, 95% CI 2.99, 3.14), and gout (3.12, 95% CI 3.04, 3.20). Comparing the burden of five musculoskeletal diseases in China with the 19 countries of G20, China ranked first to second in the number of DALYs, and 12th to 16th in age-standardized rate of DALYs. Conclusion There are remarkably complex temporal patterns in disease burden and risk factors for five major musculoskeletal disorders across past three decades. Population-wide initiatives targeting high body-mass index may mitigate the burden of musculoskeletal disorders.

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Epidemiology and Outcomes of Alcohol Use Hospitalizations in People With Gout, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, or Low Back Pain

JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology ◽

10.1097/rhu.0000000000001731 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽

Author(s):

Jasvinder A. Singh

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Low Back

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Anomalous reactions in the haemagglutination assay for anti-collagen antibodies: Studies on patients with rheumatoid arthritis or chronic low back pain

Journal of Immunological Methods ◽

10.1016/0022-1759(79)90292-8 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 31 (1-2) ◽

pp. 119-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Helen K. Beard ◽

D.J. Lea ◽

Ruth Ryvar

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Haemagglutination Assay ◽

Collagen Antibodies

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Methotrexate-related lymphoproliferative disorder of the lumbar spine origin presenting with severe low-back pain: case report

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ◽

10.3171/2018.4.spine1860 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 545-548 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Naoya Kikuchi ◽

Masafumi Uesugi ◽

Masao Koda ◽

Tomoaki Shimizu ◽

Kohei Murakami ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Lumbar Spine ◽

Lymphoproliferative Disorder ◽

Rare Case ◽

Tumor Regression ◽

Spinal Tumors ◽

Low Back ◽

Spontaneous Tumor Regression

The use of methotrexate (MTX) to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is increasing. Recently, MTX-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (MTX-LPD) has been frequently reported as lymphoma occurring during MTX therapy. The authors report their experience with a relatively rare case of MTX-LPD presenting in the lumbar spine. The patient, a 73-year-old woman who experienced low-back pain while receiving MTX therapy for RA, was suspected of having developed MTX-LPD based on her medical history, images of the L1 vertebra, and transpedicular biopsy results. One week after discontinuing MTX, the patient’s low-back pain reportedly improved. The woman was diagnosed with MTX-LPD based on histopathological findings. MTX discontinuation alone coincided with spontaneous tumor regression. Because MTX-LPD can occur in tissues other than lymph nodes, such as in bones and joints, it is a disease that should be considered when diagnosing spinal tumors in patients receiving MTX therapy.

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