Table of Contents

1 Overview of the aims and management of rheumatological conditions: the multidisciplinary appraoch1.1 Rheumatology and the rheumatologist1.2 Nursing 1.3 General practice 1.4 Physiotherapy1.5 Occupational therapy 1.6 Podiatry1.7 Health psychology1.8 A brief introduction to evidence based medicine 2 The user patient journey 3 Initial clinical assessment of patients with possible rheumatic disease 4 The measurement of patient-reported outcome in the rheumatic diseases 5 Applying the biopsychosocial model to the management of rheumatic disease 6 Patient education and self management 7 The principles of therapeutic exercise and physical activity 8 Physical therapies - treatment options in rheumatology 9 Occupational therapy: treatment options in rheumatology 10 Joint protection and fatigue management 11 Applying psychological interventions in rheumatic disease 12 Orthotics of the hand 13 Podiatry, biomechanics & the rheumatology foot 14 Diet and complementary therapies 15 Pharmacological treatments in rheumatic diseases 16 Inflammatory arthritis 17 Osteoarthritis 18 Fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic widespread pain 19 Ankylosing spondylitis and the seronegative spondyloarthopathies 20 Osteoporosis 21 Connective tissue disorders 22 Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis 23 Miscellaneous conditions