Tag: Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Foods that Help
Ensure your meals are loaded with Omega-3 and antioxidants to keep your Rheumatoid Arthritis at bay.
With so many new medicines and medical devices on the market, you may sometimes lose sight of other remedies...
12 Months ‘Til Less Pain in 2022!
Coping with chronic pain or other painful conditions is tough, especially around holidays when a lot of responsibility is placed on a person. Christmas shopping, family gatherings, new years parties it might seem overwhelming...
Add These Steps to Your Anti-Arthritis Plan
Anti-Arthritis Plan Overview
For the more than 46 million people in the United States living with arthritis, life means some amount of pain most days, and, for some, every day. With so many millions affected,...
5 Things to Know About Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful condition that causes inflammation in the joints, affecting the fingers, wrists, feet and ankles. The pain of rheumatoid arthritis can cause deformity or immobility in these locations in the...
Ask The Experts: Low-Level Laser Therapy Technology
Are you thinking of trying Low-Level Laser Therapy? For more information and to see if this could be a possible therapy for you, read our interview with Dr. Ryan Whelton and how he uses...
Put These Simple Pain Relief Tips to Use Today
Pain Relief Tips Overviews
It's no surprise that many sufferers of chronic pain have a difficult time relaxing. With the cost of prescriptions as high as they are, and an array of pain relieving products...
Peripheral Neuropathies: Lupus
Peripheral Neuropathies: Lupus Overview
Peripheral Neuropathies, Lupus, is often associated with a "butterfly rash" on the face. Its affects, however, are far from being as harmless as its namesake.
Lupus, or lupus erythematosus, is an autoimmune...
Gout Pain Management Techniques
Understanding the Symptoms of Gout
Gout is a form of arthritis that results in painful flare-ups. This complex form of arthritis can occur in anyone but is more common in men. Your risk for gout...
The Pros and Cons of Red Light Therapy
Are you researching red light therapy pros and cons? We are here to help point out the benefits and downsides of red light therapy. Continue reading below and be sure to add to the...
Watch Out For These Signs Of Autoimmune Disorders
We all suffer from stress. Between managing our careers, keeping up our social lives, taking care of our families, and everything else life throws our way, it’s not unusual to feel exhausted and achy...
13 Facts About Gout: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Experiencing extreme pain and burning in your joints may lead you to believe that you have arthritis. But what you may have specifically is a condition called gout. It is one of the more...
Is There a Preventative Connection Between Vitamin C and Gout?
Is there a connection between vitamin C and gout? About a decade ago, research began to suggest that taking a daily dose of vitamin C could help to reduce gout risk. This was good...
Fibromyalgia Acting Up? Don’t Blame the Weather
It's not uncommon for people with fibromyalgia to say the weather aggravates their symptoms. Fibro typically brings significant pain, fatigue, and tenderness at specific points on the body, along with other problems, like "fibro...
Cycling To Help With Arthritis
Arthritis can hit anybody without warning regardless of age. It is very a very painful condition that often gets worse with time. In many cases arthritis is genetic, but often, it is caused by...
Exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Aerobic Exercise Can Be Safe and Effective for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis
A study by medical researchers in France found that cardio exercise can actually help people with rheumatoid arthritis. In fact, exercise can actually lessen...
Early Signs of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is a form of chronic arthritis. Surprisingly, Arthritis is one of the more prevalent chronic illnesses in children. Over 300,000 children in the United States suffer from this condition, with girls...
Sleep Well: 5 Ways You Can Get Better Rest
Getting a good night's rest is particularly difficult when you have pain. Conditions such as migraines or arthritis interrupt sleep, and lack of proper sleep can exacerbate pain. It becomes a vicious cycle.
To help...
Profile: From Marathon Runner to Pain Patient to Health Coach
For most of her life, Angela Gaffney, 41, was an athletic person. She played sports in high school and college, ran 5K races, and completed a marathon on her 25th birthday. She married and...
Dogs and Arthritis
How one dog with the disease became an Internet sensation
Swims in Lake Superior were Schoep the dog's daily arthritic therapy. After Schoep and his owner, John, were photographed during a session in which Schoep...
Pain-free gardening tips
Planting your flower bed doesn't have to be a pain
By Lisa Davis
Spring is here, and that means blooming flowers, budding trees, and the beginning of this year's gardening season. But planting your flower bed...
Oil for Joints Offers Hope for Osteoarthritis Sufferers
A team of researchers has developed a synthetic injectable joint lubricant that, they say, could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers.
Affecting about 27 million Americans and 200 million people worldwide, osteoarthritis...
Footwear Relieves Arthritic Knees
Flexible soles slow down knee osteoarthritis
By Margaret Jaworski
Relief for knees swollen and stiff from osteoarthritis looks like a shoe-in. The results of a soon-to-be published study confirm that wearing footwear with flexible soles can...
Living Easier with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immune disease characterized by inflammation of the lining of the joints (synovium).
By Margaret Jaworski
The persistent inflammation leads to painful stiffness, redness, and swelling in the joints that over time...
Chronic Pain Could Be Classified as a Disease
Ireland's Health Minister Says Chronic Pain Should Be Given The Same Resources as Other Major Conditions
Chronic pain often gets the short end when it comes to medical care. In many cases, doctors aren't fully...
