By Linda Rath | July 11, 2022. Your joints have been sore and stiff for months, so you’ve decided to see an arthritis specialist, or "rheumatologist" — a doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal ...

By Mary Anne Dunkin | June 10, 2022. Sometimes gout can be diagnosed based only on symptoms: intense, painful swelling in a single joint — often in the big toe — that subsides, only to show up again ...

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 ...

Remember what it was like to walk without aches? Get that sensation again by taking your workout to the water. “Exercising in a pool provides nearly instant relief from pain and stiffness,” says Mary ...

Episode 58: Grief & Chronic Illness With David Kessler. Full Transcript. Released: May 24, 2022. PODCAST OPEN: You’re listening to the Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast, created by the Arthritis ...

By Anthony Williams and Bryan D. Vargo July is Juvenile Arthritis (JA) Awareness Month and a time to elevate awareness about juvenile arthritis (JA) and other childhood rheumatic diseases. Together ...

Psoriatic arthritis is a complex disease that affects different patients in different ways, so it’s important that each patient work closely with their doctor to decide on and monitor treatments.

Doctors once thought diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as “Forestier’s Disease”, didn’t cause symptoms for most people, so it wasn’t discussed much. But Simon Helfgott, MD, a ...

Stretch and strengthen your leg muscles to make daily tasks like walking and climbing stairs safer and easier. Before attempting these exercises, please see below for tips on how to safely stretch and ...

If the experts are right, a lot of people are in a state of chronic inflammation. This is different from acute inflammation, which causes pain and swelling when you twist an ankle or have a bad sinus ...

A majority of people with arthritis — around 80% by some estimates — have trouble sleeping. They might have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Most agree they hurt more after a bad ...

Question: My wrists don’t hurt much anymore, but they feel very weak. How can I strengthen my wrists? Answer: The most important and effective strategy for strengthening wrists is to use your hands ...