Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the aims and management of rheumatological conditions : the multidisciplinary approach / Krysia Dziedzic ... [et al.] -- The user patient journey / Susan M. Oliver, Ailsa Bosworth -- Initial clinical assessment of patients with possible rheumatic disease / Andrew Hassell, Janet Cushnaghan -- The measurement of patient-reported outcome in the rheumatic diseases / Kirstie L. Haywood -- Applying the biopsychosocial model to the management of rheumatic disease / Sarah Ryan, Alison Carr -- Patient education and self management / Alison Hammond, Karin Niedermann -- The principles of therapeutic exercise and physical activity / Mike V. Hurley, Lindsay M. Bearne -- Physical therapies : treatment options in rheumatology / Lindsay M. Bearne, Mike V. Hurley -- Occupational therapy : treatment options in rheumatology / Lynne Goodacre, Janet E. Harkess -- Joint protection and fatigue management / Alison Hammond -- Applying psychological interventions in rheumatic disease / Elizabeth D. Hale, Gareth J. Treharne.

Orthotics of the hand / Jo Adams -- Podiatry, biomechanics, and the rheumatology foot / Jim Woodburn, Deborah E. Turner -- Diet and complementary therapies / Dorothy Pattison, Adrian White -- Pharmacological treatments in rheumatic diseases / Benazir Saleem, Philip G. Conaghan -- Inflammatory arthritis / Anne O'Brien, Catherine Backman -- Osteoarthritis / Krysia Dziedzic, Susan L. Murphy, Helen Myers -- Fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic widespread pain / Joseph G. McVeigh, Rachel O'Brien -- Ankylosing spondylitis and the seronegative spondyloarthopathies / Mark L. Clemence -- Osteoporosis / Caitlyn Dowson, Rachel Lewis -- Connective tissue disorders / Janet L. Poole and Jane S. Brandenstein -- Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis / Janine Hackett, Bernadette Johnson -- Miscellaneous conditions / Edward Roddy, David G.I. Scott.