Experts Announce First-Ever Guidelines for Integrative Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
Regular physical activity is now strongly recommended for people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to the new summary guidelines on integrative therapies from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), presented on November 13, 2022, at the annual ACR Convergence Conference in Philadelphia. The full report, Guideline for Exercise, Rehabilitation, Diet, and Additional Integrative Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis, is under peer review and expected to be published in 2023.RA is a chronic, lifelong, progressive condition. For this reason, patients and clinicians constantly strive to maximize treatment for the inflammatory disease, which may include integrative approaches, says a co-principal investigator of the guidelines, Benjamin J. Smith, a doctor of medical science and the interim program director and associate dean at the school of physician assistant practice at Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee.First-Ever…