The agony of pain on the outer side of foot Pain on the outer side of your foot can range from annoying to debilitating. When ...

Introduction Glucocorticoids are still a mainstream of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Reducing glucocorticoids should be attempted in all patients. However, choosing the right tapering strategy ...

Acute arthritis is not a disease but a medical condition describing sudden joint pain or inflammation Read below to learn how ...

Fields, MD, FACP Rheumatoid arthritis ... education about living with arthritis is important. All such patients need to be taught an exercise and stretching program, and many need splinting as well as ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic, autoimmune ... redness, warmth and limitation in range of motion of the affected joints. These joints will be tender to pressure and can occasionally appear red.

This investigation identifies the precise hand-strain points when opening two different jar styles. Motion analysis shows that gripping and twisting actions place the greatest load on the thumb’s base ...

Objectives We explored the effects of B-cell directed therapy in subjects at risk of developing autoantibodypositive rheumatoid arthritis ... of 29 months (IQR 14–40; range 0–54 months; one subject ...

Nancy Hardin, age 71, of Dyersburg, Tenn., was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 11 years ago. A few months after her diagnosis, she quit her teaching job at a local high school because she ...

Doctors and physical therapists often recommend hot and cold therapy to soothe the aching or stiff joints of rheumatoid arthritis ... can improve your range of motion," explains Katie Palmer ...

Elbow range of motion (ROM) exercises are a critical part of elbow, arm, and shoulder physical therapy. The goal of ROM exercises is to perform a range of movements in all possible directions without ...