“…Not only is RA incurable, but it can also rapidly progress and impair agility, mobility, and physical function, potentially resulting in disability ( Martinec et al, 2019 ; van der Woude & van der Helm-van Mil, 2018 ). As a result, the disease negatively impacts the patient’s quality of life and emotional well-being ( Bouhouche et al, 2017 ; Druce et al, 2018 ; Hashimoto et al, 2020 ; Kostova et al, 2014 ; Rice et al, 2016 ). Among the various symptoms of RA, patients commonly identify pain as the most prominent and severe ( Englbrecht et al, 2012 ).…”