Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Defining Rheumatoid Arthritis -- PART I Learning about Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 1 The Joints and Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 2 The Course and Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 3 Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why So Many Tests? -- C H A P T E R 4 Outside the Joints: Other Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis -- PART II Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 5 Coping Strategies -- C H A P T E R 6 Coping with Pain and Fatigue -- C H A P T E R 7 Coping with Emotions- Yours and Everyone Else's -- PART III Exercise and Rehabilitation -- C H A P T E R 8 Protecting Your Joints -- C H A P T E R 9 Exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 1 0 Specific Exercises -- PART IV Medications -- C H A P T E R 1 1 Medications Past, Present, Future -- C H A P T E R 1 2 Aspirin, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), and COX-2 Inhibitors -- C H A P T E R 1 3 Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) -- C H A P T E R 1 4 Biologic Response Modiers (BRMs) and a Biologic Medical Device -- C H A P T E R 1 5 Corticosteroids -- C H A P T E R 1 6 Osteoporosis Treatments -- PART V Beyond Medications: Other Treatments -- C H A P T E R 1 7 Alternative and Complementary Therapies -- C H A P T E R 1 8 Nutrition: Diets, Nutrients, and Food Supplements -- C H A P T E R 1 9 Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis -- PART VI Practical Matters -- C H A P T E R 2 0 Disability, Insurance, and Other Financial Matters -- C H A P T E R 2 1 |