The Rheumatology Podcast

Professor R Moots and Dr Marwan Bukhari, the Journal’s associate Editor as well as a consultant rheumatologist at Lancaster UK discuss about advising patients regarding alternative treatments or complementary therapy. They review the evidence from a

Professor R Moots and Dr Marwan Bukhari, the Journal’s associate Editor as well as a consultant rheumatologist at Lancaster UK discuss about advising patients regarding alternative treatments or complementary therapy. They review the evidence from a paper published online in Rheumatology by Macfarlane et al. on a systematic review about the effectiveness of complementary therapy in the management of RA. What can a practicing clinician infer from this review and what should he or she advise their patient based on this review?

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Evidence for use of complementary medicine in RA

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A systematic review of evidence for the effectiveness of practitioner-based complementary and alternative therapies in the management of rheumatic diseases: rheumatoid arthritis

Professor Robert Moots and Professor George Kitas, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, discuss concerns in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients, focusing on physical activity. They look into the key findings of a paper on the physical activity and energy expenditure in rheumatoid arthritis patients by Henchoz et al. How does rheumatoid arthritis patients’ activity compare to controls, can physical activity benefit these patients?

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Physical activity in RA patients

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Physical activity and energy expenditure in rheumatoid arthritis patients and matched controls

Professor R Moots and Dr Marwan Bukhari, the Journal’s associate Editor as well as a consultant rheumatologist at Lancaster UK discuss about advising patients regarding alternative treatments or complementary therapy. They review the evidence from a

Professor Robert Moots and Dr Athimalaipet Ramanan from the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, discuss the challenges of treating children with rheumatic diseases, focusing on joint injections. They feature Dr Ramanan’s paper on ultrasound guided

Professor Robert Moots and Dr Athimalaipet Ramanan from the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, discuss the challenges of treating children with rheumatic diseases, focusing on joint injections. They feature Dr Ramanan’s paper on ultrasound guided

Methotrexate in psoriatic arthritis - does it really work or are we just giving a placebo? Listen to Professor Robert Moots and Dr Robert Thompson, University of Liverpool discuss the management psoriatic arthritis and analyse a major new randomized

Methotrexate in psoriatic arthritis - does it really work or are we just giving a placebo? Listen to Professor Robert Moots and Dr Robert Thompson, University of Liverpool discuss the management psoriatic arthritis and analyse a major new randomized

Methotrexate in psoriatic arthritis - does it really work or are we just giving a placebo? Listen to Professor Robert Moots and Dr Robert Thompson, University of Liverpool discuss the management psoriatic arthritis and analyse a major new randomized

Professor Robert Moots and Dr Alfred Mahr discuss the challenges of ANCA-associated vasculitis, use of cyclophosphamide and granulomotosis with angiitis. They also discuss the use of rituximab particularly in light of the recommendations published by