Losing extra weight may help you look better, but more importantly, it can take pressure off painful joints and improve overall health. Research shows overweight people with arthritis who lose 10% of ...

Recommendations for medications and lifestyle modifications to treat gout are based on new evidence. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has updated its recommendations for managing gout, an ...

Like us, dogs, cats and other pets can get arthritis. Use these tips and tools to recognize the signs and to make your pet’s daily life with arthritis easier and less painful. If you’ve noticed your ...

A chronic disease can be a lot to deal with. Focus on these four things to start managing osteoarthritis (OA). The most powerful treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) are good for your overall health too ...

A rare and serious subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) can have serious effects on social and family life. Systemic juvenile idiopathic ...

The first type of guilt parents and potential parents with arthritis may face is worry over the possibility of passing your diagnosis to your kids. I personally addressed this genetic guilt, in part, ...

Experts from the American Physical Therapy Association provide key insights in the production of exercise videos to help the arthritis community remain physically active. Movement is the best medicine ...

For 34 years, I have been a registered nurse. My first position in a hospital was on an orthopedic floor with many post-operative patients following total joint replacements. At that time, these ...

Keep your muscles loose and limber with these great lower body stretches, including the knee-to-chest stretch, seated butterfly stretch and more. Learn how to use the straight and bent leg techniques ...

Protect your health with the right immunizations when you’re immune-compromised during the pandemic. Keeping up with your vaccinations is always a smart move when you have an autoimmune disease like ...

While studying rheumatic diseases in children in the 1950s, physician and mathematician Alvan Feinstein observed a significant gap in distinguishing between benign and pathological heart murmurs. At ...

After four years of advocacy activities being limited to virtual participation due to the pandemic, it was exciting to see new and familiar faces at the 2023 Arthritis Foundation’s Advocacy Summit.