Sara Freeman When axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) is suspected, a “prompt referral to a rheumatologist” is in order. But with the referral possibly taking several weeks, if not months in some parts of the world, how can primary care practitioners manage patients with this type of chronic back pain in the meantime? And what is the...
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Diagnosing Chronic Back Pain: When to Suspect Axial Spondyloarthritis
Sara Freeman Primary care practitioners have an important role to play in helping to diagnose people with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) much sooner than is currently being achieved, according to several experts who are championing the need for the earlier diagnosis of the condition. AxSpA is an inflammatory condition of the spine and joints that often...
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Diagnosing Chronic Back Pain: When to Suspect Axial Spondyloarthritis
Sara Freeman August 11, 2023 Primary care practitioners have an important role to play in helping to diagnose people with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) much sooner than is currently being achieved, according to several experts who are championing the need for the earlier diagnosis of the condition. AxSpA is an inflammatory condition of the spine and joints that...
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Early Axial Spondyloarthritis Diagnosis in Referred Patients Remains Stable in Most
Cristina Ferrario June 05, 2023 MILAN, Italy — Most people with recent-onset chronic back pain who are referred to a rheumatologist and then diagnosed with definite axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) maintain that diagnosis over the next 2 years, but for those with residual diagnostic uncertainty for axSpA, particular characteristics may help to identify those who will or will...