Table 2.

Diagnoses in study participants

DIAGNOSESNO. OF PARTICIPANTS WITH DIAGNOSIS (N = 38) *
Noninflammatory conditions26*
  • Osteoarthritis14
  • Rotator cuff tendinopathy or subacromial bursitis10
  • Patellofemoral pain syndrome7
  • Mechanical or degenerative back pain6
  • Joint injury4
  • Arthralgias1
  • Myalgias, myofascial pain, or fibromyalgia5
Inflammatory arthritis conditions12
  • Rheumatoid arthritis8
  • Psoriatic arthritis2
  • Systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease†2

  • ↵* Some participants had multiple diagnoses.

  • ↵† Includes systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome, and scleroderma.