Conditions like arthritis require diligent care to slow or stop progressive joint damage. The hand contains 14 phalanges—the bones that make up the fingers. (The term "phalanx" is singular, referring ...

Other causes include severe liver disease and receiving multiple blood transfusions. Hemochromatosis can cause arthritis, ...

Doctors diagnose osteoarthritis by considering a patient's medical history, physical examination, and images of the affected joints. X-rays create the images used to detect osteoarthritis. While ...

Roughly 82 percent of participants were women. To measure pain, researchers used the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC). The WOMAC involves participants scoring pain ...

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) generally is regarded clinically as asymmetrical, and monoarticular or pauciarticular, in contrast to symmetrical, polyarticular rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the ...

A new, large-scale study finds that medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can seriously reduce knee pain for those with moderate to severe osteoarthritis ... body mass index of 40.3. A BMI of ...

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 ...

The Election Commission has decided to mark voters’ index fingers at the upcoming general election on November 14, Commissioner General of elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake said on Friday.He said that ...

The primary endpoints were the percentage change in body weight and change in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score from baseline to week 68.

Get more information about treatment goals for inflammatory arthritis, which includes both pain management and the prevention of joint and organ damage. Learn how a physical therapist can help develop ...

The primary end points were the percentage change in body weight and the change in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score (on a scale of 0 to 100 ...