Global epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis

A Finckh, B Gilbert, B Hodkinson, SC Bae… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that predominantly affects the
joints. The prevalence of RA varies globally, with generally a higher prevalence in …

Global burden and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among adolescents and young adults in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

SY Guan, JX Zheng, NB Sam, S Xu, Z Shuai, F Pan - Autoimmunity reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Current studies on musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders mainly focus on the
elderly, while adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are often neglected despite their unique …

Interventions for the management of acute and chronic low back pain: revision 2021: clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning …

SZ George, JM Fritz, SP Silfies, MJ Schneider… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2021 - jospt.org
Low back pain (LBP) remains a musculoskeletal condition with an adverse societal impact.
Globally, LBP is highly prevalent and a leading cause of disability. This is an update to the …

Global burden of musculoskeletal disorders and attributable factors in 204 countries and territories: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study

S Liu, B Wang, S Fan, Y Wang, Y Zhan, D Ye - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the global burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, as well as the
five common conditions, and their relevant risk factors from 1990 to 2019. Design Data from …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national burdens of hip osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: estimates from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study

M Fu, H Zhou, Y Li, H Jin, X Liu - Arthritis research & therapy, 2022 - Springer
Background Hip osteoarthritis is a common disabling condition of the hip joint and is
associated with a substantial health burden. We assessed the epidemiological patterns of …

A systematic review and synthesis of psychometric properties of the numeric pain rating scale and the visual analog scale for use in people with neck pain

S Modarresi, MJ Lukacs, M Ghodrati… - The Clinical Journal …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To conduct a systematic search and synthesis of evidence about the
measurement properties of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and the Visual Analog …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing of the nucleus pulposus reveals chondrocyte differentiation and regulation in intervertebral disc degeneration

S Han, Y Zhang, X Zhang, H Zhang, S Meng… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The nucleus pulposus (NP), a heterogeneous tissue, is an essential functional component of
the intervertebral disc. However, NP cell development route and regulation mechanism in …

Prevention and treatment of inflammatory arthritis with traditional Chinese medicine: underlying mechanisms based on cell and molecular targets

W Li, L Yu, W Li, G Ge, Y Ma, L Xiao, Y Qiao… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inflammatory arthritis, primarily including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and ankylosing
spondylitis, is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases, whose general feature is joint …

Health and economic outcomes associated with musculoskeletal disorders attributable to high body mass index in 192 countries and territories in 2019

N Chen, DYT Fong, JYH Wong - JAMA Network Open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The degree to which health and economic outcomes of musculoskeletal
disorders are attributable to high body mass index (BMI) has not been quantified on a global …

Effect of an individualized audit and feedback intervention on rates of musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging requests by Australian general practitioners: a randomized …

DA O'Connor, P Glasziou, CG Maher, KJ McCaffery… - JAMA, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Audit and feedback can improve professional practice, but few trials have
evaluated its effectiveness in reducing potential overuse of musculoskeletal diagnostic …