Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options

Patient Reports of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares Match Ultrasound Findings

Say study authors: ‘Patient-reported joint assessment may aid in capturing flares between routine clinical visits.’ No one knows how you’re feeling better than you, but do your symptoms actually correlate…

chronicwoman 03/31/2021

Arthritis Chronic Awareness Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis in Your Neck: Signs of Neck Arthritis, and What to Do About It

When you think of arthritis, you might think of creaky knees or painful, swollen fingers. But if your neck is feeling stiff or you have pain when you turn your…

chronicwoman 03/31/2021

Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis in the Ankle: Treatments, Exercises, and Home Remedies

When you think of arthritis, you tend to think of creaky knees, swollen fingers, or a stiff hip. Arthritis in the ankle doesn’t get as much attention. While arthritis doesn’t…

chronicwoman 03/31/2021

Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Cause Weight Loss?

You haven’t intentionally changed your diet or started a new exercise routine, yet your pants are getting looser and the number on the scale keeps going down. Should you celebrate…

chronicwoman 03/31/2021

Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Trouble Making a Fist? It Could Mean You’re Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis

How well you can make a fist or squeeze someone else’s hands could reveal a lot about your own health. If the joints in your hand have recently started aching,…

chronicwoman 03/31/2021

Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Trouble Walking, Showering, or Getting Dressed? It Might Be an Early Sign of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Learn about how functional disability is often one of the early signs that you can have rheumatoid arthritis. As rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progresses, it can take quite a toll on…

chronicwoman 03/31/2021

Fibromyalgia Rheumatoid Arthritis

How Fibromyalgia and Arthritis Rheumatoid Collectively

The risk of fibromyalgia is increased by inflammatory forms of arthritis. The risk of fibromyalgia increases due to inflammatory forms of arthritis. This may, at least in part, be due…

chronicillness 02/02/2020

Chronic Pain Rheumatoid Arthritis

Patients Reported that Cannabis Decreases their Arthritis Pain

Cannabis may be harmful to arthritic joints; patients with arthritis reported cannabis reducing their pain. The Arthritis Society is therefore providing the research to confirm this. The research is to…

chronicillness 12/02/2019