Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis sound similar but affect joints differently. Learn their early symptoms and treatment to keep your mobility strong.
Symptoms like inflammation, joint pain, and stiffness are an inevitable part of aging. But for about 1% of the population, these symptoms are signs of something different: rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the more common autoimmune disorders, affecting approximately 1% of the population worldwide. The exact cause of RA is not known; however, initiation of disease ...
Managing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may require trying different medicines to see what works best for you and your symptoms. The approval of Xeljanz has led to changes in how rheumatoid ...
Arthritis is a widespread condition that leads to pain, stiffness, and inflammation in the joints, often worsening with age.
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For Stacy Courtnay, it all started with her stilettos. When she began experiencing intense foot pain twenty years ago, she attributed it to frequently wearing the towering, skinny-heeled shoes. "I ...
A neck implant designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis provides automatic therapy that lasts one minute per day.
People with rheumatoid arthritis often take medicines to help manage their condition and improve their symptoms. Some of these medicines work directly on the body’s immune system and help to limit the ...
A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to ...
RA may increase the likelihood of experiencing diarrhea due to medication side effects, the presence of other autoimmune conditions, or complications like rheumatoid vasculitis and AA amyloidosis. Gut ...