Supplements like vitamins, minerals and botanicals won’t cure your arthritis and they can’t change your disease process in the ways that your doctor-prescribed medications may. But they can be one ...

The hip joint is highly vulnerable to osteoarthritis (OA), with one in four people over age 85 likely to develop this degenerative and painful condition. However, hip OA is understudied compared to ...

Looking for a natural way to get your joints moving in the morning? Close the medicine cabinet and try an age-old remedy that has stood the test of time: heat. If you have a chronic condition like ...

This free guide has been put together, based on advice from experts working with the Arthritis Foundation, to help you effectively manage your pain – without a prescription. Examples of what you’ll ...

Made up of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles and over 100 ligaments and tendons — not to mention nerves and blood vessels — the human hand is complex. We use our hands for nearly every task we do. In ...

In the latter half of a woman’s third decade of life, her ovaries start their journey to a deep slumber. With the ovaries’ functional decline, estrogen and progesterone levels also drop steadily until ...

Clinical trials are human research studies that evaluate a medical, surgical or behavioral treatment. They provide invaluable insights into the prevention, detection and treatment of chronic ...

Talisa King, of Buffalo, NY, was deep in thought at work, jotting down notes at her desk when she realized something was off. She couldn’t rise out of her chair. Her left side, from shoulder to toe, ...

Sheila Cline was an avid cyclist in her teens and 20s. But her cycling, like so many hobbies, took a backseat to life’s curveballs. Although she still occasionally hopped on her bike for a ride, her ...

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has published its 2021 guideline for rheumatoid arthritis treatments. The ACR updates its guideline for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) every few ...

A healthy gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a critical role in overall health and houses the largest number of immune cells in the body. A faulty immune system is responsible for the most common types ...

Learn about volunteer opportunities for the Arthritis Foundation’s Juvenile Arthritis Resident Camps, which provide fun experiences for children diagnosed with JA to learn and grow alongside other ...