This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and it affects millions of people around the world. While there isn’t a cure for ...

The stiffness and pain of osteoarthritis of the hands usually occur later in life. The hand joints most often affected are where the thumb and wrist joint, the joint closest to the fingertip, and the ...

When arthritis affects hand joints, daily activities can become difficult. Osteoarthritis of the hands usually occurs later in life, with specific joints often affected more than others. The joints ...

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 ...

Researchers have called for a review of current recommendations for treatment of hand osteoarthritis, after a broad study revealed that injections were shown to be as effective as a placebo in ...

Understanding the type of arthritis, its causes, and management options is the first step toward living well with the condition.

Hydroxychloroquine was not effective for inflammatory erosive osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands, a multicenter randomized study confirmed. At week 52, pain scores on the Australian Canadian Hand ...

Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a new study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no effective treatment. The paper ...

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 ...

Hope for a potential new treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is held out by new research from the University of Oxford. The authors of the study, published in Science Translational Medicine, ...