Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

Contributing Writer https://www.rheumatologyadvisor.com

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC, is an Atlanta-based journalist, licensed psychotherapist, and Ayurvedic health coach, creator of the body-positive wellness company Bettie Page Fitness, and author of 2 books – The Little Book of Bettie: Taking a Page from the Queen of Pinups and Bettie Page: The Lost Years. She holds a BS in psychology from Georgia State University and an MA in counseling psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Tori has also managed a medical practice and was instrumental in developing Georgia’s multispecialty telemedicine program. Photograph courtesy of Brooklyn Brat Images.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Advisor

Renal Complications in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evolution and Management

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

December 20, 2018

Rebecca L. Manno, MD, MHS, and Susan M. Goodman, MD, discuss renal manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Advisor

Using Rheumatoid Arthritis as a Model for Treatment Development in Dementia

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

September 26, 2018

If dementia is driven by inflammatory processes, patients with RA would be a model population to study, as the incidence of dementia is higher in these patients and it would be expected that dementia would progress more quickly.

Gout

Managing Gout in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

September 14, 2018

Although bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment strategy for severe obesity, there is a dearth of research regarding the effects of this procedure on patients with gout.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Advisor

Cancer Chemotherapeutics in RA: A Complex Connection

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

September 10, 2018

Research is still needed to explore the association between cancer chemotherapeutics and rheumatoid arthritis.

Sleeping girl with inflammatory arthritis

Pediatric Rheumatology

Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: Classification and Treatment Considerations

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

August 31, 2018

Juvenile spondyloarthritis is a distinct form of childhood arthritis because of the male predominance, later age of onset, and involvement of the entheses and axial skeleton.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Advisor

Swallowing Disorders in RA: Epidemiology and Patient Management

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

July 24, 2018

Three experts share their insight on the epidemiology of swallowing disorders in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Osteoporosis

Treating Osteoporotic Pain: Expert Interview

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

July 6, 2018

Pain resulting from osteoporotic fractures should be treated with a multimodal approach that includes pharmacological and nonpharmacological strategies.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Advisor

Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Cachexia

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

June 29, 2018

Because of the increased risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the increase in fat mass caused by rheumatoid cachexia can be especially concerning.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Advisor

Addressing Psychiatric Comorbidities in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

May 23, 2018

Rheuatology Advisor speaks with a psychologist about addressing mental health in patients with inflammatory arthritis.

Scleroderma

Expert Insight: Detecting Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

Tori Rodriquez, MA, LPC, AHC

May 18, 2018

Although pulmonary arterial hypertension occurs in a minority of patients with systemic sclerosis, clinicians must be attentive to it, as it can emerge at any point over the course of the disease.

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