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Obviously the first aim in treatment of patients with rheumatism or arthritis is to relieve pain. We must then consider how to control joint swelling, how to alleviate stiffness, how to improve mobility and function, how to minimize deformity (and, where possible, abolish it).
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Golding, D.N. (1981). Basic management of arthritis and rheumatism. In: Problems in Arthritis and Rheumatism. Problems in Practice Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8057-0_5
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