Discover how physical activity can improve joint function, reduce pain and enhance overall quality of life for individuals with arthritis. Learn about community programs and personalizing a fitness ...

By Linda Rath | Aug. 5, 2022 Jaw pain can result from many different causes, including degenerative or autoimmune joint disease. Osteoarthritis (OA), is the most common type of arthritis affecting the ...

What it is: Inflammation and swelling in a tendon near where it attaches to a bone. It usually causes a dull achy pain. Tendinitis can occur in any tendon but is especially common around the shoulders ...

Restful sleep is important to almost every aspect of your health — including managing your pain and your arthritis. Yet pain from arthritis can make getting to sleep and staying asleep difficult.

Get tips for knee replacement aftercare. Whether you're a patient or caregiver, find out how to sleep, walk and recover after joint surgery. If you’re having knee replacement surgery due to arthritis ...

Diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis? Here’s what you need to know to take control. Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) affects men and women equally, and it usually develops after age 30. Psoriasis and PsA both ...

Although you may not have heard of enthesitis, the structures in the body affected by the condition are involved in every move you make. Bones and muscles are held together by tendons and ligaments, ...

Back pain caused by worn-down vertebral discs is called degenerative disc disease. In a young and healthy back, rubbery discs between the vertebra provide height and allow bending and twisting. As a ...

Exercise is now considered an essential part of any arthritis treatment plan and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Arthritis Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ...

Learn about healthy lifestyle choices that can help ease joint pain and keep OA from getting worse. Osteoarthritis (OA) was once considered a disorder in which joints simply wore out – the unavoidable ...

By Linda Rath | June 27, 2022. Some researchers believe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) isn’t a single disease but rather a collection of diseases. It might also be one disease with many different causes.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis that affects the back. It can occur anywhere along the spine. Usually the low back and sometimes the neck are affected. In OA, the cartilage ...