Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is commonly associated with joint pain and inflammation, particularly in the hands and feet. However, it's a systemic disease that can affect many parts of the body,...
Dr. Arthritis is a brand founded on the medical expertise and experience of doctors. As such, we are very big proponents of patients speaking openly to their physicians about their symptoms. To that end, we also know that this can be...
We’re proud to have built a community with members who make every arthritis sufferer feel like they don’t have to go through this alone. By simply sharing your personal experiences and challenges, you have not only made it easier for others to...
Tricia Becker, is today’s guest author. She shares with us a very informative read on the basic facts of arthritis along with this handy infographic. There are several types of arthritis, which can be defined as an inflammation, degeneration, or...
Certain health conditions are very complex. Symptoms tend to overlap with other condition and it’s a fact that this can make diagnosis very, very difficult. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of these conditions. The autoimmune disease is notoriously hard to diagnose,...
When a disease that’s as painful and potentially debilitating as arthritis isn’t recognized as a disability, sufferers have no choice but to just grin and bear it. On good days, that’s easy enough to do. But on bad days—this isn’t...
We often write about topics that we hope will be helpful for our followers—a community made up of people who suffer from chronic pain caused by arthritis. Today however, we’re switching things around a bit. We’re speaking directly to those...
Swollen joints, stiff knees, sore wrists–when you’re in your mid-thirties to late forties, the thought that these symptoms could be arthritis would barely even cross your mind. After all, isn’t arthritis an elderly person’s disease? A new study however suggests...
If you live with arthritis, then you’ve probably experienced the frustration of getting loved ones to understand exactly what you’re going through. Often, they do a lot of things and issue unwarranted advice that, even though they’re given with the best...
Strictly speaking, arthritis is a broad term that refers to pain and diseases occurring at the joints. According to Dr. Ginny Sugimoto there are more than 100 types of arthritis, and gout is just one of them. The main difference between...
