By Maria Z. Leach | April 11, 2023 Raising kids can be emotionally complicated for anyone, but those of us living with arthritis may face intensified guilt. Based on my personal experiences as a mom ...

By Vandana Suresh | Feb. 21, 2025 While studying rheumatic diseases in children in the 1950s, physician and mathematician Alvan Feinstein observed a significant gap in distinguishing between benign ...

Your doctor may talk to you about a treatment approach called treat-to-target (T2T). It’s the recommended way to treat RA. In T2T, you and your doctor decide on a treatment goal, or target, with ...

By Linda Melone | Updated Dec. 8, 2021 It’s tempting to huddle up on the sofa on cold winter days, but arthritis knows no season. A lack of activity can cause your joints to become stiff, so move it ...

By Michele Cohen Marill Some days arthritis simply won’t let you keep up with house chores, or go to a friend’s party, or pretend that everything is fine when it really isn’t. If that makes you feel ...

By Anneke Smith Maybe you overdid it cleaning the house or sprucing up your garden this weekend. Or you’re using a hot or cold pack on your lower back more often over the past few months. Does the ...

By Timothy Gower Pratfalls are played for laughs on TV, but trips and slips are no joke: Each year, falls send about 2.8 million Americans to emergency rooms, with 800,000 requiring a night or more in ...

Question: My wrists don’t hurt much anymore, but they feel very weak. How can I strengthen my wrists? Answer: The most important and effective strategy for strengthening wrists is to use your hands ...

Tips to Safe and Successful Stretching: Stretch just until you feel gentle pulling in your muscles, then hold the stretch. The stretch shouldn’t be painful. Stretch gently and smoothly. Do not bounce.

By Linda Rath A majority of people with arthritis — around 80% by some estimates — have trouble sleeping. They might have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Most agree they hurt more ...

By Linda Rath | June 8, 2022 If the experts are right, a lot of people are in a state of chronic inflammation. This is different from acute inflammation, which causes pain and swelling when you twist ...

Tips to Safe and Successful Stretching: Stretch just until you feel gentle pulling in your muscles, then hold the stretch. The stretch shouldn’t be painful. Stretch gently and smoothly. Do not bounce.