Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder predominantly affecting women, characterized by joint damage and ...

Hip arthritis presents in several forms such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and avascular necrosis, each with specific symptoms and causes. Treatment options include exercise, medication, ...

Hip pain when walking can occur for many reasons. These include damage to the muscles, tendons, bones, or nerves around the hip and chronic conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis. A person ...

Risk Factors Risk factors for hip pain make you more likely to experience it. Some (but not all) overlap with the causes of hip pain, such as different types of arthritis and injuries ...

Arthritis is a condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in joints and the surrounding tissues. There are several different types which can affect people of all ages, including children ...

Pilates exercises can help people with RA build strength and ease inflammation. Try this quick, 20-minute Pilates workout you ...

Reporting on their results in Science Translational Medicine “ Synovial fibroblast gene expression is associated with sensory nerve growth and pain in rheumatoid arthritis,” co-senior author ...

Don't give your joints the chance to become stiff—keep them moving. Try these tips: When writing or doing handwork, release your grip every 10 to 15 minutes, or when your hand feels tired. If ...

Despite her age 19-year-old Emily Wegmann knows a lot about joint pain. At two she was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. By 10, she was bone-on-bone on her left hip.

Weather changes are not risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis or knee, hip or low back pain, but do appear to influence gout flares, according to a meta-analysis published in Seminars in Arthritis ...

An outpatient procedure called cooled radio-frequency ablation reduces pain by more than 80% in people with moderate to severe arthritis in their hip and shoulder joints, a study says.