Archive of Hands On, Topical Reviews and Synovium

The following documents are all in PDF format.

Hands On

Series 5

• pGALS – A screening examination of the musculoskeletal system in school-aged children | June 2008 | No 15
• Management of shoulder disorders in primary care | February 2008 | No 14 
• Management of back pain in primary care | October 2007 | No 13 Plus Information and Exercise Sheet: Back Pain
• Diagnosing inflammatory arthritis | June 2007 | No 12 
• Osteoporosis | February 2007 | No 11 
• Common foot disorders | October 2006 | No 10 
• Connective tissue disease in primary care | June 2006 | No 9 
• Management of cardiovascular risk in RA and SLE | February 2006 | No 8 
• Hypermobility | October 2005 | No 7 
• An exercise in knee pain self-management | June 2005 | No 6  Plus Information and Exercise Sheet: Knee Pain
• Chronic knee pain in the elderly | February 2005 | No 5 
• Anterior knee pain | October 2004 | No 4
• Carpal tunnel syndrome | June 2004 | No 3
• Plantar fasciitis and heel pain | February 2004 | No 2 Plus Information and Exercise Sheet: Plantar Fasciitis 
• Polymyalgia rheumatica | September 2003 | No 1 

Series 4 (In Practice)

• Preventing and managing chronic disability in the rheumatic diseases | May 2003 | No 11 (reviewed August 2005)
• A general practice approach to management of chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and fibromyalgia | January 2003 | No 10 (reviewed June 2005)
• Chronic pain: a primary care condition | September 2002 | No 9 (reviewed June 2005)
• Prescribing and monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for inflammatory arthritis | May 2002 | No 8 (reviewed September 2005)
• What should be done for the patient with neck pain (x-rays show cervical spondylosis)? | January 2002 | No 7
• The therapeutic scope of modern podiatry | September 2001 | No 6 (reviewed August 2005)
• Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis: prevention and treatment | May 2001 | No 5 (reviewed August 2005)
• Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip | January 2001 | No 4 (reviewed August 2005)
• Connective tissue diseases and the role of the general practitioner | September 2000 | No 3 (reviewed June 2005)
• Shoulder problems in general practice | May 2000 | No 2 (reviewed July 2003)
• The relevance of COX-2 specificity | January 2000 | No 1 (reviewed July 2005)

 

Topical Reviews

Series 5

• Sports-related musculoskeletal disorders | June 2008 | No 14 
• Glucocorticoids in rheumatic diseases | October 2007 | No 13 

• Immunisation of immunosuppressed patients with rheumatic diseases | June 2007 | No 12

• Rheumatological manifestations of malignant haematological conditions | February 2007 | No 11

• Work-related disorders of the upper limb | October 2006 | No 10

• Qualitative research: its relevance and use in musculoskeletal medicine | June 2006 | No 9

• Rheumatic diseases: serological aids to early diagnosis | February 2006 | No 8

• Malignancy and the rheumatic diseases | October 2005 | No 7

• Systemic amyloidosis in the rheumatic diseases | June 2005 | No 6

• Heritable collagen disorders | February 2005 | No 5

• An update on gout | October 2004 | No 4

• Surgery for arthritis: total hip and knee joint replacement | June 2004 | No 3

• Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies | February 2004 | No 2

• Low back pain | September 2003 | No 1

Series 4

• Primary systemic vasculitis | May 2003 | No 11 (reviewed May 2005)
• Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | January 2003 | No 10 (reviewed February 2005)
• Osteoarthritis: risk factors and pathogenesis | September 2002 | No 9 (reviewed August 2005)
• Pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis | May 2002 | No 8 (reviewed April 2005)
• Use of analgesics in rheumatology | January 2002 | No 7 (reviewed April 2005)
• Rheumatic diseases associated with antinuclear antibodies | September 2001 | No 6 (reviewed April 2005)
• Current developments in juvenile arthritis | May 2001 | No 5 (reviewed January 2005)
• Seronegative spondyloarthropathies | January 2001 | No 4 (reviewed March 2005)
• Infection and arthritis | September 2000 | No 3 (reviewed January 2005)
• Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis | May 2000 | No 2 (reviewed March 2005)
• Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease | January 2000 | No 1 (reviewed April 2005)

 

Synovium

• No 29, Spring 2010
• No 28, Autumn 2009 
• No 27, Summer 2009 
• No 26, Spring 2009 

Coming soon.