Get exercise tips for arthritis and learn why physical activity is the best, non-drug treatment for improving pain and function in OA. While you may worry that exercising with osteoarthritis (OA) ...

Adding more marine life to your meals could help calm inflammation. Arthritis is – for the most part – a disease of inflammation. When your joints swell, turn red and feel warm to the touch, what ...

Learn more about the connection between musculoskeletal pain and arthritis and where you may experience this type of pain in your body. Structures in the musculoskeletal system – besides bones, ...

Living with arthritis or a related disease can add extra challenges on top of everything else going on in your life. Connect with others who share similar challenges. Hear what others have learned ...

When joint pain in the hands makes it difficult to maintain daily activities, your doctor’s first advice will likely include activity modification — that, is avoiding activities that cause or worsen ...

Medications to ease pain, relieve inflammation, slow bone loss, slow disease progress or prevent joint damage are important in treating many kinds of hand and wrist problems. Medications used to treat ...

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 ...

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.

Travis Salmon wasn’t the type to let a little ankle roll knock him out of the game. When he twisted his ankle playing basketball in high school and college, he did what was expected: He iced it, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first implantable shock absorber for people with early-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA). The device, called the MISHA Knee System, is ...

Body-wide inflammation is at the root of most chronic diseases — and you may have more control over it than you think. If the experts are right, a lot of people are in a state of chronic inflammation.

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 diseases and autoimmune disorders — ...