Insights on mental health when living with rheumatoid arthritis: a descriptive qualitative study of threads on the Reddit website.

Background: Reddit is a highly visited social news and discussion website where individuals anonymously ask questions, post opinions and share experiences, which provide a valuable pool of publicly available data. Our objective was to systematically search and analyze threads on the social news website, Reddit, to understand experiences of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) regarding their mental health.

Methods: We conducted a patient-oriented descriptive qualitative study.

The incidence of depression and anxiety in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: As awareness for the importance of mental health continues to expand in rheumatology, it is important to understand the epidemiology of psychiatric complications in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the ultimate goal of future prevention and improved quality of care. This study aims to review evidence on the incidence and determinants of depression and/or anxiety among patients with AS.

Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL Complete, and PsycINFO for full-length observational studies that involved a sample or population of patients with AS and assessed depression and/or anxiety.

Early ultrasonographic evaluation of idiopathic clubfeet treated with manipulations, casts, and Botox(®): a double-blind randomized control trial.

Background: The manipulations, casts, and Botox(®) method for treating idiopathic clubfoot is an alternative non-surgical treatment method. Botox(®)-induced reversible muscle paralysis of the gastrocsoleus enables a physician to manipulate and cast the clubfoot in greater dorsiflexion. Ultrasound is incorporated during the early treatment stages to monitor the underlying physiology of the muscle-tendon unit following Botox(®).