Arthritis in your fingers often starts with subtle changes. At first, you might wake up with sore or stiff fingers, notice discomfort after using your fingers a lot, or experience changes in grip ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like to know how to treat arthritis. I have been using Voltaren per my doctor's orders, but it does not seem to be helping much. I have also been taking ibuprofen, but I am ...

Any joint can become arthritic, but the most commonly affected areas of the body are the knees, hands, hips, feet and lower back - getty For many of us, aches and pains, sore joints and stiffness are ...

While there’s no cure for psoriatic arthritis, there are treatments that can help ease the joint pain, swelling, and stiffness it causes. Some also help keep the disease from further harming your ...

Dactylitis is a painful swelling of the fingers and toes. The name comes from the Greek word “dactylos,” which means “finger.” Dactylitis is one of the telltale symptoms of psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

You probably already know about psoriasis—it’s when an overactive immune system leads to scaly, inflamed patches of skin. It’s so common (an estimated 8 million people in the U.S. have it) that ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of people walked together Saturday at the Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens to raise money to find a cure for arthritis. Arthritis means inflammation of the ...

Few medical conditions seem as inevitable when aging as does arthritis. It's an understandable assumption considering that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the disorder ...