This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis or osteoarthritis. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Rausch Osthoff AK, et al. 2018 EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2018;77:1251–1260 doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213585 Introduction EULAR […]
Category: EULAR recommendations
Managing gout
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for the management of people with gout. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Richette P, et al. 2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout. Ann Rheum Dis 2017;76:29–42. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209707 Introduction EULAR recommendations give advice to doctors, nurses and […]
Women’s health in lupus and APS
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for the management of women’s health and family planning in women with lupus and/or antiphospholipid syndrome. The original publication details the recommendations on use of medications, clinical focus points and treatment options. It can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Andreoli L, et al. EULAR […]
Managing axial spondyloarthritis
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for the management of people with axial spondyloarthritis. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. van der Heijde D, et al. 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2017;76:978–991. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210770 Introduction EULAR recommendations give advice to […]
Familial Mediterranean fever
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for people with familial Mediterranean fever. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Ozen S, et al. EULAR recommendations for the management of familial Mediterranean fever. Ann Rheum Dis 2016; 75:644–651. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208690 Introduction Recommendations give advice to doctors and patients about the […]
Managing fibromyalgia
This is the patient version of the EULAR recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Macfarlane GJ, et al. EULAR revised recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia. Ann Rheum Dis 2017;76(2):318–328. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209724 Introduction EULAR recommendations give advice to doctors, nurses and patients about the best […]
Managing psoriatic arthritis
This is the lay version of the EULAR recommendations for the management of people with psoriatic arthritis. The original publication can be downloaded from the EULAR website: www.eular.org. Gossec L, Smolen JS, Ramiro S, et al European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies: 2015 update. Annals of […]
The role of the nurse in inflammatory arthritis
Introduction Nurses play an important role in looking after people with arthritis, and they are often the person that a patient sees at clinic appointments. The nurse role has changed in modern clinics, and nurses may now perform some tasks that would traditionally have been done by doctors. Nurse specialists trained in rheumatology are able […]
Moving young people with rheumatic diseases from paediatric to adult care
Introduction Recommendations give advice to doctors, other health professionals, patients and their families about the best way to treat and manage diseases. EULAR has written recommendations in partnership with Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) on the transitional care of young people with rheumatic diseases. Transitional care means moving young people from their childhood paediatric healthcare […]
The management of lupus
Introduction Recommendations give advice to doctors and patients about the best way to treat and manage diseases. EULAR has written recommendations on the management of people with systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE or Lupus for short). Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues and causes inflammation. Lupus […]
