Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease. Physiotherapy interventions for people with RA are predominantly targeted at ameliorating disability resulting from articular and periarticular manifestations of the disease and providing advice and education to improve functional...
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| author | Briggs, Andrew Fary, Robyn Slater, Helen Ranelli, Sonia Chan, M. |
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| description | Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease. Physiotherapy interventions for people with RA are predominantly targeted at ameliorating disability resulting from articular and periarticular manifestations of the disease and providing advice and education to improve functional capacity and quality of life. To ensure safe and effective care, it is critical that physiotherapists are able to identify potentially serious articular and peri-articular manifestations of RA, such as instability of the cervical spine. Additionally, as primary contact professionals, it is essential that physiotherapists area ware of the potentially serious extra-articular manifestations of RA. This paper provides an overview of the practice-relevant manifestations associated with RA that might warrant further investigation by a medical practitioner (red flags), their relevance to physiotherapy practice, and recommended management pathways. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-296152017-09-13T15:27:37Z Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways Briggs, Andrew Fary, Robyn Slater, Helen Ranelli, Sonia Chan, M. safety red flats rheumatoid arthritis physiotherapy Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease. Physiotherapy interventions for people with RA are predominantly targeted at ameliorating disability resulting from articular and periarticular manifestations of the disease and providing advice and education to improve functional capacity and quality of life. To ensure safe and effective care, it is critical that physiotherapists are able to identify potentially serious articular and peri-articular manifestations of RA, such as instability of the cervical spine. Additionally, as primary contact professionals, it is essential that physiotherapists area ware of the potentially serious extra-articular manifestations of RA. This paper provides an overview of the practice-relevant manifestations associated with RA that might warrant further investigation by a medical practitioner (red flags), their relevance to physiotherapy practice, and recommended management pathways. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29615 10.1016/j.math.2013.01.006 Churchill Livingstone fulltext |
| spellingShingle | safety red flats rheumatoid arthritis physiotherapy Briggs, Andrew Fary, Robyn Slater, Helen Ranelli, Sonia Chan, M. Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways |
| title | Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways |
| title_full | Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways |
| title_fullStr | Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways |
| title_short | Physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways |
| title_sort | physiotherapy co-management of rheumatoid arthritis: identification of red flags, significance to clinical practice and management pathways |
| topic | safety red flats rheumatoid arthritis physiotherapy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29615 |