Long-term follow-up data show that the preventive effects of short-term treatment with abatacept disappear after 4-5 years.

Rheumatoid arthritis affects everyone differently, but pain, inflammation, and stiffness often occur in several particular joints. Here’s what you can do to treat them.

For example, when there is stage 1 RA in the hands, a person may feel stiffness and pain in the finger joints and knuckles. These sensations can usually disappear with movement.

About one-third of psoriasis sufferers develop psoriatic arthritis, with swelling, tenderness and pain in joints, affecting daily activities and lifestyle. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic ...

Thumb arthritis tends to worsen with age as it wears down your joints. If caught early, you can start treatment quickly, which may help reduce pain and limit the thumb stiffness you experience later.

Finger bends: Stretch your hands in front of you, palms up. Take each finger and move it very slowly toward the center of your palm. Hold for several seconds, straighten, and repeat. Finger lifts: ...

Moderate to severe hand osteoarthritis is estimated to occur in 5–8% Caucasian adults above the age of 60 years. 1 2 Similar data have been reported in the USA. 3 In this population, marked ...

Several things can cause this, including the following: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): This autoimmune disease causes inflammation and swelling in the hand joints. This swelling can affect the tendon ...

Objective: To evaluate a low field dedicated extremity MRI unit for detection of bone erosions, synovitis, and bone marrow oedema in wrist and metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints, with a high field MRI ...

A new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals that joint tissue from patients with ...

Britain today live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike osteoarthritis (OA), RA is caused not by wear and tear but by the ...