Manual labor employees face elevated arthritis risk long before symptoms appear, but early ergonomic intervention, task redesign and evidence-based prevention strategies can protect joint health, ...

Even when those with RA have lived for years with the illness, when new doctors come into play sometimes they don't believe the symptoms are real!

Arthritis is not a single disease but a family of disorders that attack joints and the tiny, complex joints in our hands and fingers are among the most commonly affected. Two patterns are responsible ...

Rheumatoid arthritis begins years before pain ever appears, and scientists have now mapped the hidden immune battle that unfolds long before symptoms. By studying people with RA-linked antibodies over ...

Which fingerless gloves for arthritis are best? Whether it’s your wrist, palm or fingers, pain or discomfort due to hand-related arthritis can make life tough. Thankfully, there are ways to minimize ...

“Mascara was impossible—I couldn’t apply it because of my shaky hands,” said Aerin Glazer, who was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis at 13. “I felt like it wasn’t made for me.” Many women with ...

For more than four years, Lynn Milam's life was bound by the pain that radiated from her swollen joints. "My children could not hug me," she says. "I couldn't hold my husband's hand." Milam also ...

People with rheumatoid arthritis usually depend on drugs to control pain in their joints. But this summer, the Food and Drug Administration approved a different sort of treatment. It's a device that ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is often difficult to treat, and patients rely on immunosuppressant drugs. Now, a new implanted device promises to offer treatment without medication. SetPoint Medical For years, ...

Arthritis in the hands can make everyday activities painful and difficult, especially as joints wear down over time as we age. Dr. Lacy Anderson shares helpful advice, offering both over-the-counter ...

The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease. An example of the vagus nerve stimulation implant at the Northwell Center for ...

Two distinguishing features of long-standing RA are “swan neck” deformities and boutonniere deformities of the fingers (Figure 1). 3 Swan neck deformities develop with hyperextension of the PIP joint ...