BACKGROUND: Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a common complaint, for which
corticosteroid injections are a frequently applied therapy. However, there were no up-to-date …

Patients with lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) are frequently treated with corticosteroid
injections, in order to relieve pain and diminish disability. The objective of this review was to …

Objectives. To assess overall responses to treatments among non-specific low back pain (NSLBP)
patients in clinical trials to examine the pattern following a wide range of treatments. …

Objective. Different sets of diagnostic criteria have been proposed for Sjögren's syndrome (SS),
but none have been validated with a large series of patients or in a multicenter study. We …

Background Back pain remains a challenge for primary care internationally. One model that
has not been tested is stratification of the management according to the patient's prognosis (…

Objective To develop and validate a tool that screens for back pain prognostic indicators
relevant to initial decision making in primary care. Methods The setting was UK primary care …

The British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) index is a computerized index for measuring
clinical disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which was developed …

Objective. To develop a standardized nomenclature system for the neuropsychiatric syndromes
of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Methods. An international, multidisciplinary …

Objectives. Knee pain and disability in older people may occur in the apparent absence of
radiographic osteoarthritis. However, the view chosen to define radiographic osteoarthritis …

OBJECTIVE: Using the European Community (EC) criteria for classification Vitali et al.
Arthritis Rheum 1993;36:340 7, we report the prevalence estimates of Sjogren's syndrome (SS) …