Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, M.D., is a practicing rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates of Rochester and associate medical director at Rochester Clinical Research, where she directs clinical research trials involving arthritis.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Defining Rheumatoid Arthritis
Part I: Learning About Rheumatoid Arthritis
1. The Joints and Rheumatoid Arthritis
2. The Course and Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
3. Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why So Many Tests?
4. Outside the Joints: Other Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Part II: Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis
5. Lifestyle and Coping Strategies
6. Coping with Pain and Fatigue
7. Coping with Emotions— Yours and Everyone Else's
Part III: Exercise and Rehabilitation
8. Protecting Your Joints
9. Exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis
10. Specific Exercises
Part IV: Medications
11. Medications Past, Present, Future
12. Aspirin, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), and COX-2 Inhibitors
13. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
14. Biotherapies: Biologics, Kinase Inhibitors, and a Biologic Medical Device
15. Corticosteroids
16. Osteoporosis Treatments
Part V: Beyond Medications: Other Treatments
17. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
18. Nutrition: Diets, Nutrients, and Nutritional Supplements
19. Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Part VI: Practical Matters
20. Disability Benefits, Insurance, and Other Financial Matters
21. Other Issues
Glossary
Bibliography
Index