Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, 2nd Edition (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 16
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 20
Introduction: Defining Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 23
PART I Learning about Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 29
CHAPTER 1 The Joints and Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 31
CHAPTER 2 The Course and Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 42
CHAPTER 3 Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why So Many Tests?......Page 49
CHAPTER 4 Outside the Joints: Other Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 58
PART II Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 67
CHAPTER 5 Coping Strategies......Page 69
CHAPTER 6 Coping with Pain and Fatigue......Page 78
CHAPTER 7 Coping with Emotions— Yours and Everyone Else’s......Page 90
PART III Exercise and Rehabilitation......Page 107
CHAPTER 8 Protecting Your Joints......Page 109
CHAPTER 9 Exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 120
CHAPTER 10 Specific Exercises......Page 128
PART IV Medications......Page 151
CHAPTER 11 Medications Past, Present, Future......Page 153
CHAPTER 12 Aspirin, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), and COX-2 Inhibitors......Page 158
CHAPTER 13 Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)......Page 177
CHAPTER 14 Biologic Response Modifiers (BRMs) and a Biologic Medical Device......Page 204
CHAPTER 15 Corticosteroids......Page 222
CHAPTER 16 Osteoporosis Treatments......Page 228
PART V Beyond Medications: Other Treatments......Page 233
CHAPTER 17 Alternative and Complementary Therapies......Page 235
CHAPTER 18 Nutrition: Diets, Nutrients, and Food Supplements......Page 246
CHAPTER 19 Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 267
PA R T V I Practical Matters......Page 273
CHAPTER 20 Disability, Insurance, and Other Financial Matters......Page 275
CHAPTER 21 Other Issues......Page 284
Closing Thoughts......Page 293
Glossary......Page 295
Bibliography......Page 301
Index......Page 307