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__637951880602879754_multisizecolor_0_custom.jpg) Patients with rheumatic diseases can seek digital physical therapy
One in 12 women and 1 in 20 men will develop a rheumatic condition at some point in their lifetime. Those with rheumatic conditions are more likely to report physical limitations that keep them from their daily activities. Luckily, working with a physical therapist can help these patients stay active and relieve pain – and now they can receive treatment from the comfort of their own home.
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| | | | |  A clinical trial published in Arthritis & Rheumatology recently examined whether duloxetine, a medication that is prescribed to treat depression and may also reduce chronic pain, can benefit patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis. | | | | |  A regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children and adolescents, according to a new study. | | | | |  A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City demonstrates over half of patients with rheumatic diseases who contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic and completed a COVID-19 survey, experienced so-called "long-haul" COVID, or prolonged symptoms of the infection, including loss of taste or smell, muscle aches and difficulty concentrating, for one month or longer. | | | | |  At the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting, a multicenter team led by an investigator from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) presented the results from the RA2-DREAM Challenge, a crowdsourced effort focused on developing better methods to quantify joint damage in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). | |
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