Efficacy of Fluoroscopic Guided Atlantoaxial Joint Injection on Head and Neck Pain and Sleep Quality in RA Patients

Efficacy of Fluoroscopic Guided Atlantoaxial Joint Injection on Head and Neck Pain and Sleep Quality in RA Patients

Efficacy of intra-articular steroid injection for inflamed atlantoaxial joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Inclusion criteria Patients with rheumatoid arthritis with MRI findings of atlantoaxial joint inflammation and failure of resolution after 2 weeks systemic steroid administration Exclusion criteria Coagulopathy, allergy to contrast material, pregnancy Interventional group (AS) group, received intra-articular steroid injection for atlantoaxial joint. , in addition to methotrexate and chloroquine 400 mg per day.

Efficacy of intra-articular steroid injection for inflamed atlantoaxial joint on sleep quality and head and neck pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Inclusion criteria Patients with rheumatoid arthritis with MRI findings of atlantoaxial joint inflammation and failure of resolution after 2 weeks systemic steroid administration Interventional group (AS) group, received intra-articular steroid injection for atlantoaxial joint. , in addition to methotrexate and chloroquine 400 mg per day.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis with MRI findings of atlantoaxial joint inflammation and failure of resolution after 2 weeks systemic steroid administration

Exclusion Criteria:

• Coagulopathy, allergy to contrast material, pregnancy