No wonder it takes up so much real estate in our brains. It’s like some sort of screwed up game show where the stakes are ...

The cervical spine is that portion of the spine that runs from the shoulder to the base of the head. There are seven vertebrae and several joints contained in the cervical spine. The joint between the ...

Essentially, he was asking what makes RA different from the type of arthritis that you usually hear about: osteoarthritis.

Discover how a long-term battle with rheumatoid arthritis affects daily life, including the impact of infusions and the journey toward independent living.

After reading stories concerning phantom fevers, I wanted to share my own. This was one of the symptoms I had regularly for a year or two before being diagnosed with R.A. Presently I am on the ...

Here’s another true statement: When the weather is extreme, it negatively impacts my joints.

About 7 percent of people with RA have nodules at the time of diagnosis. However, nodules affect 30 to 40 percent of people with RA at some point during the disease. Rheumatoid nodules can be linked ...

I’ve spent my whole life with joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. In my younger years, it was chalked up to growing pains or injuries from being athletic. It wasn’t until I was 30 years old and ...

Arthritis is a health condition where you experience stiffness, inflammation, and discomfort in 1 or more joints. 1 The condition affects people of different age groups, including children and ...

It's that time again: I've developed yet another pain and complication because of my RA. For those of you who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you know this feeling of dread all too well; as many ...

Research on disease-related fatigue has increased dramatically over the past few decades. While there are numerous surveys (over 250 identified by one group of researchers! 5) designed to measure ...