In the short term, untreated rheumatoid arthritis can lead to flare-ups and infections. Long-term, the disease can result in ...

Your healthcare provider will identify RA symptoms, such as swelling, stiffness, pain, limited movement, and joint deformities. They will also determine if your symptoms could be from other causes of ...

The risk factors of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include those you might expect, such as age, gender, and genes. But lifestyle factors also influence your chances of developing RA, including smoking and ...

Joint pain, while common, shouldn't be ignored, especially when it becomes persistent. Although not all joint pain signals ...

Hydrotherapy is a type of water therapy that, combined with medication, can benefit people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Some types of hydrotherapy include aquatic exercise, water immersion ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The illustrations include synovitis in the MCP joints (OMERACT RA magnetic resonance imaging scoring system (RAMRIS), grades 0–3), bone oedema in the metacarpal head and the phalangeal base (grades ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in ...

Garg, MD, retina physician and surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Any inflammatory condition that affects collagen – the main component of connective tissue – such as rheumatoid arthritis ...