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Understanding Foot and Ankle Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms as Indicators and Pathology as Treatment Focus

  • By

  • Akihisa Haraguchi

  • Tomomasa Kuga

  • Shintaro Kaneda

  • Kenta Kamo

  • September 28, 2026

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    Foot and ankle pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may indicate various underlying causes, including inflammatory or structural abnormalities.

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    The study did not determine the cause of foot and ankle pain but focused on its impact on daily activity restrictions.

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    Foot and ankle pain should prompt further assessment rather than serve as a direct target for treatment.

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    Imaging can help differentiate between residual inflammation and structural or mechanical abnormalities in RA patients.

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    The British Society for Rheumatology recommends detailed evaluation of foot symptoms in patients with inflammatory arthritis.

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Foot and ankle pain in rheumatoid arthritis: the symptom is the signal, the underlying pathology the treatment target

  • by Akihisa Haraguchi, Tomomasa Kuga, Shintaro Kaneda, Kenta Kamo

  • September 28, 2026

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