Joint protection is a proven strategy to help you manage rheumatoid arthritis pain and perform daily activities more easily. Arthritic joints can't tolerate as much stress as healthy joints. Pushing, ...

Warm your hands first, soak in warm water or rub them together for 1–2 minutes as cold hands are stiffer. Do each exercise slowly, stop if pain spikes although a little discomfort is okay, sharp pain ...

You may have felt great last week, but today your rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has flared, leaving your joints swollen, tender and sore. This is the unpredictable reality many people with rheumatoid ...

When most people think about rheumatoid arthritis, they picture swollen, painful joints and morning stiffness that makes getting out of bed feel impossible. But here’s what many folks don’t realize — ...

Osteoarthritis most commonly affects the knees ("Think of how many people get knee replacements," Dr. Azar says), as well as the hips and hands. While it is genetic, and can be associated with trauma, ...

A woman will be the first person in the UK to trial new 3D imaging technology designed to give earlier diagnosis of diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, a university has said. Emma Carnell, 45, from ...

Background A 46-year-old, nonsmoking, nulliparous woman with a 23-year history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with severely destructed right shoulder, right elbow, and right wrist joints, which ...

Arthritis causes joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation, primarily affecting older adults and impacting mobility. Early detection is crucial for managing its progression and preserving joint function ...

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the hand with more clinically swollen joints is likely to be the best option for monitoring ultrasound activity, and thus best choice for unilateral scoring, ...

A new study presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP meeting shows that methotrexate stopped further damage to the hand joints and even perhaps improved bone remodeling in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of ...

Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (PJRA), also known as oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that affects children under 16. It causes inflammation in ...