Drugs for diabetes and weight-loss called GLP-1s, like Wegovy and Ozempic, are turning out to potentially help a number of other conditions, including arthritis. In this episode, a physician-scientist ...
Your time and expertise can change lives. From leadership board members and JA camp counselors to Connect Group facilitators and Walk to Cure Arthritis participants, we are a volunteer-powered ...
People on the ketogenic (keto) diet seem to have it made. They feast on butter, eggs, cheese and pâté, while pounds melt away. Losing excess weight can improve your arthritis, and plenty of people ...
Travis Salmon wasn’t the type to let a little ankle roll knock him out of the game. When he twisted his ankle playing basketball in high school and college, he did what was expected: He iced it, ...
Back pain or neck pain can have many causes, among them osteoarthritis in the spine. Learn the symptoms and treatments available to find relief. Maybe you overdid it cleaning the house or sprucing up ...
Exercise is now considered an essential part of any arthritis treatment plan and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Arthritis Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ...
Find out if osteoarthritis physical therapy is right for you. With the right help, you can exercise your sore joints and improve mobility. Although getting up and moving may be the last thing you feel ...
People with arthritis have long felt that certain foods reduced their joint pain and inflammation. Now researchers are discovering more about the foods and spices that play a role in relieving ...
Learn what to eat for this inflammatory form of arthritis and your overall health. For years, people who had or were at risk of developing gout were told to avoid alcohol, sugary drinks, red meat and ...
Sometimes gout can be diagnosed based only on symptoms: intense, painful swelling in a single joint — often in the big toe — that subsides, only to show up again in the same or a different joint. In ...
Restful sleep is important to almost every aspect of your health — including managing your pain and your arthritis. Yet pain from arthritis can make getting to sleep and staying asleep difficult.
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 after a bad ...