Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Published guidelines
and expert opinion are divided over the relative role of acetaminophen (also called …

Background In the experience of health professionals, it appears that interacting with peers
in the workplace fosters learning and information sharing. Informal groups and networks …

Background Since being identified as a concept for understanding knowledge sharing,
management, and creation, communities of practice (CoPs) have become increasingly popular …

Background Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects mostly the weight‐bearing
joints in the knees and hips. As the affected joint degenerates pain and restriction of …

Background Thermotherapy is often used as adjunct in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
by rehabilitation specialists. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of different …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, system disease. It
commonly affects the small peripheral joints (such as fingers and wrist). The main goals of …

Background Ultrasound is often used by rehabilitation specialists as an adjunct therapy for
the symptomatic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Its mechanical energy has anti‐…

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic auto‐immune disorder, involving persistent
joint inflammation. NSAIDs are used to control the symptoms of RA, but are associated …

Background and Purpose Osteoarthritis (OA) affects a large and growing proportion of the
population. The purpose of this project was to create guidelines for the use of therapeutic …

Background Infliximab is a human murine chimeric anti‐tumour necrosis factor alpha monoclonal
antibody recently approved for the treatment of refractory RA. Objectives To assess the …