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RESEARCH TYPE:
Review


Neurobiology, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Arthritis, Inflammation/Inflammatory


2023 Apr 01


J Rheumatol


37003607

Inflammatory and Noninflammatory Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Effect of Pain on Personalized Medicine.

Authors

McWilliams DF, Walsh DA

Abstract

Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often described in terms of inflammation, although noninflammatory mechanisms are also integral to the disease. Pain is the most important symptom for many people with RA, and is therefore a key component of clinically relevant measures of RA disease activity.