The journey toward getting a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis begins with a comprehensive physical exam, assessing your overall health, and paying special attention to your joints. Your healthcare ...

The attack causes inflammation, which is the source of RA symptoms like pain, swelling, and joint stiffness. If you have risk factors for RA or any symptoms (they typically begin in fingers and other ...

Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began ...

Arthritis causes joint swelling (inflammation) and joint stiffness. JIA is arthritis that affects 1 or more joints for at least 6 weeks in a child age 16 or younger. Unlike adult rheumatoid arthritis, ...

Monoclonal antibodies are novel therapeutic agents used with great success in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Different parts of the immune system have been targeted by monoclonal ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly affects peripheral ... Cold packs may feel uncomfortable at first, but they can lower swelling and help with pain. Cold packs should only be applied for 20 ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — The use of biologic and targeted therapies for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) surpassed more typical therapies in recent years, according to ...

Any inflammatory condition that affects collagen – the main component of connective tissue – such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can affect the sclera (the white of ... If a vein is backed up, laser ...

Have outer foot pain? Here are common causes of pain on the outer side of your foot, the symptoms to watch for, and how to treat it.

With “Momentum” as the theme of our 2023 Annual Report, learn about the incredible progress being made to support the arthritis community. Alongside patients, volunteers, partners and other ...

I managed to see a GP, but my blood test puzzlingly came back negative for rheumatoid arthritis, which was the doctor’s initial suspicion because my mum suffered from psoriatic arthritis. After a few ...