A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate overall strengths of relation between self-
efficacy (SE) and functioning (pain severity, functional impairment, affective distress) in …

People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) identify pain as their most important symptom, one that
often persists despite optimal control of inflammatory disease. RA pain arises from multiple …

Objective An interesting and so far unexplained feature of chronic pain in autoimmune
disease is the frequent disconnect between pain and inflammation. This is illustrated well in …

The current paradigm is that inflammatory pain passively resolves following the cessation of
inflammation. Yet, in a substantial proportion of patients with inflammatory diseases …

Pain is a significant issue in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and can have a negative impact on
patients' quality of life. Despite optimal control of inflammatory disease, residual chronic pain …

Pain is the most common reason patients with inflammatory arthritis see a rheumatologist.
Patients consistently rate pain as one of their highest priorities, and pain is the single most …

Current guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend early
treatment and a treat-to-target goal of remission or low disease activity. Over the past …

Extracellular high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1) plays important roles in the
pathogenesis of nerve injury-and cancer-induced pain. However, the involvement of spinal …

Background Central pain mechanisms may be prominent in subsets of patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and other spondyloarthritis (SpA). The …

Pain is the most common symptom in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although in
recent years, through the implementation of targeted treatment and the introduction of …