Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis, affecting more than 2 million Americans It is a chronic, systemic, progressive autoimmune process for which there is no cure, currently

Mention steroids and the first thought that comes up is that of a beefy athlete whose head is two sizes too large for his body What many people don’t realize is that there are two different kinds of steroids

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune disease for which there is no current cure However, the advent of biologic therapy has made it possible to induce remission in the majority of patients

One of the most common afflictions of the baby boomer generation is osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) Up to 20 million Americans may suffer from this condition

Joint replacement surgery for arthritis has become commonplace nowadays when it comes to areas such as hips or knees However, there is still the notion that shoulder replacement is difficult and not very successful

The American College of Rheumatology meeting held in Boston from November 6-12 provided a platform for experts in the field of fibromyalgia (FM) to present information that updates our notions as to what this disorder really is Legitimacy as a medical condition has been supported by the FDA approval of a drug, pregabalin (Lyrica), for the treatment of fibromyalgia

Gout is one of the most common forms of arthritis It is due to an inborn error of metabolism that causes people to overproduce uric acid

People often spend more time preparing for their vacations than they do selecting the right physician to take care of the most important aspect of their life, which is their health This is particularly true when it comes to arthritis

A recent study has shown that the use of a combination of a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor along with methotrexate therapy in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was associated with a reduction in heart attack risk of 80 percent compared with patients using methotrexate alone, according to research presented recently at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, Mass

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis It is a systemic, chronic, autoimmune disease for which there is no current cure

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis It is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects more than 2 million Americans

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis It affects roughly 2 million Americans

Since the early 1980’s methotrexate has assumed the position of “gold standard” as a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) It is effective, relatively safe, and also relatively inexpensive

More than 80% of Americans will have back pain at some point in their life -- whether from injury, overuse, or as a result of the degenerative process that accompanies aging Chronic low back pain is frustrating, not only because of the severe pain but also because it can be difficult to effectively treat

Knee pain is one of the most common maladies that brings patients into an arthritis specialist’s office While there are many causes, the most common in people over the age of 35 is osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee

Serendipity is what first lead physicians to use gold salts to treat arthritis Initially, gold was tested as a treatment for tuberculosis; however, it was observed that gold had salutary effects in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis It is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects more than 2 million Americans

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis and affects approximately 2 million Americans RA is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease that preferentially attacks the joints but also attacks other organ systems such as the lungs, eyes, skin, and cardiovascular system

Of all the medical conditions that exist, arthritis is the one that is most often treated with alternative types of therapies That is because it is a chronic condition for which there is no cure yet

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis It is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune process that affects more than 2 million Americans

Ever since the voluntary withdrawal of rofecoxib (Vioxx) from the market, debate has raged regarding the risks of COX-2 drugs Another casualty of the COX-2 “wars” was valdecoxib (Bextra), for an unrelated reason (rashes)

Hyaluronic acid (HA) – also known as hyaluronan- is found in all tissues and body fluids What this article will describe is what HA does in the joints, particularly the knee

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects approximately 30 million Americans OA develops as a result of breakdown of joint cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are among the most commonly used over-the-counter medications Examples include Advil (ibuprofen), Aleve (naproxen), and Orudis (ketoprofen)

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the most common problems seen by both rheumatologists as well as orthopedists in the office The standard forms of therapy include maintenance of proper weight, exercise, application of cold, bracing, analgesics (pain killers), anti-inflammatory medicines, steroid injections, and viscosupplementation

Arthritis is the disease process most often associated with disability and affects between 50 and 70 million Americans (depending on the estimates used) There are more than 100 different kinds of arthritis and each is treated differently

The term “arthritis” encompasses more than 100 different conditions Arthritis affects between 50 and 70 million adults depending on the source of information used

One of the key and disturbing clinical research findings in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been the discovery that cardiovascular risk is markedly increased Both heart attacks and strokes occur more commonly in [patients with RA … and they tend to occur earlier than in the general population

Biologic therapies- silver bullets that target the immune system abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients- have revolutionized the treatment of this disease It is now possible to put patients with RA into remission

Having flat feet is a common condition with about 25 percent of the population having this disorder The medical term for flat foot is "pes planus

The most common type of ankle sprain is an inversion injury The ankle turns in

The diagnosis of heel pain is best done by looking at the location of the pain… “where does it hurt” Heel pain can occur in two major locations: the back of the heel and the bottom of the heel

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory type of arthritis It affects more than 2 million Americans and is still a leading cause of both disability as well as days lost from work

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects more than 30 million Americans It is also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease

Arthritis is the most common chronic disease and affects almost 70 million Americans There are more than 100 different types of arthritis and each is treated somewhat differently from the others

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects roughly 30-40 million Americans The condition is due to a metabolic disorder of cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones

Today, arthritis patients are not only more receptive to complementary therapies- what has been called alternative therapy- but actually prefer it to conventional medicines There are many reasons for this

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects approximately 30 million Americans The underlying pathology is altered biochemical changes in cartilage- the gristle that caps the ends of long bones

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis Risk factors for this condition include family history, trauma and injury to the joint, and obesity

In an earlier article I discussed the aims of treatment and some of the pitfalls in treating gout In this article I will discuss types of treatment

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease that affects 2 million Americans It results in significant morbidity (disability and crippling) and mortality (death)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune, inflammatory disease that affects more than 2 million Americans It is a condition that is associated with increased mortality (rate of death) as a result of malignancy (lymphoma), cardiovascular events (heart attack and stroke), and significant disability

Gout is a disorder due to an inborn error of metabolism The result is an overproduction of uric acid

Gout is one of the most common metabolic diseases An inborn error of metabolism will, in susceptible individuals, lead to excessive production of uric acid and subsequent deposits of monosodium urate

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, progressive, autoimmune inflammatory disease that has as its main targets, the joints It affects more than 2 million Americans

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune inflammatory disease that affects more than 2 million Americans It is the subject of intense interest since it is so common and the lessons learned from it may help in the management of other forms of inflammatory arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder In RA, the immune dysfunction leads to painful, progressive crippling arthritis

Part 2 In Part 1, I began a discussion on whether “rooster comb” treatments work for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee

Part 1 It’s remarkable that rooster combs have provided the source of a frequently used treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, potentially destructive, systemic, autoimmune form of arthritis It affects roughly 2 million Americans and has been the subject of intense research, particularly in recent years

Arthroplasty (joint replacement surgery) involving the hip and knee is one of the most common orthopedic procedures performed in the United States The technology has improved so that a good to excellent outcome is the usual result

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, potentially destructive, systemic, autoimmune form of arthritis It affects roughly 2 million Americans and has been the subject of intense research, particularly in recent years

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, potentially destructive, systemic, autoimmune form of arthritis It affects roughly 2 million Americans and has been the subject of intense research, particularly in recent years

There are a number of possible complications that can occur in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who is being treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) or biologic therapy Here is a partial rundown of some of them

There are more than 100 different kinds of arthritis Most of them involve inflammation

There are a number of laboratory tests that a rheumatologist may order when seeing a patient for the first time This is particularly true if rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suspected

The power of the mind to help a patient with arthritis and chronic pain has been the subject of intense interest among physicians in both conventional as well as complementary medicine A recent study reviewed the literature on eight mind–body interventions for older adults with chronic nonmalignant pain

Prednisone is a corticosteroid Corticosteroids are also called glucocorticoids

Fibromyalgia is a multisystem disease characterized by various and diffuse symptoms including sleep disturbance, fatigue, headache, dizziness, reduction in short term memory, hypersensitivity to environmental stimuli, morning stiffness, irritable bowel and irritable bladder, numbness and tingling, premenstrual syndrome, restless leg syndrome, temporomandibular joint pain, noncardiac chest pain, Raynaud's phenomenon, sicca syndrome, and anxiety

Approximately, 500,000 Americans undergo either total hip or total knee replacement surgery annually The underlying reason is usually end-stage arthritis- when the cartilage which cushions the joint has worn away

One drug that is often used in the early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is prednisone Prednisone is a glucocorticoid

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammation and multiplication of inflammation causing cells within the lining of the joints This leads to progressive damage and bone destruction

Arthritis is one of the most common chronic medical condition and the most common cause of crippling in the United States It affects more than 70 million Americans and that figure is expected to rise sharply with the “graying” of the baby boomers generation

Multiple studies have demonstrated that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a marked increase in the number of cardiovascular events such as strokes and heart attacks While various theories have been offered, it is clear that multiple factors are involved

There’s an old joke that goes something like this… A guy goes to see his arthritis specialist He says, “Doc, whenever I do this, it hurts

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammation and multiplication of inflammation causing cells within the lining of the joints This leads to progressive and bone destruction

Among the many treatment options available for people with osteoarthritis are injections of glucocorticoids… commonly known as cortisone injections Glucocorticoids, also called corticosteroids or steroids, are anti-inflammatory compounds that are synthetic copies of what the body’s adrenal glands make

The spine consists of a number of vertebrae which are stacked, one on top of another, and separated from each other by discs Down the center of this stack of vertebrae runs the spinal canal, an opening that accommodates the spinal cord

TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation It describes the delivery of electrical current to peripheral nerves (nerves located in the skin) using electrodes that are applied to the skin

Up until the mid 1990’s the best we, as rheumatologists could do with patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), was to relieve their pain, suppress their disease a bit, and maybe slow it down some With the advent of biologic therapies, specifically tumor necrosis inhibitors (anti-TNF drugs), it is now possible to get the disease into complete remission

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis It is due to premature wearing away of cartilage, the gristle that cushions the ends of long bones in the joint

If you have weird sounding knees, this article may explain why that happens Read on… Often patients will come to the office complaining their knees crack, or pop or snap

In addition to the other health problems associated with vitamin D deficiency, there is another one Not having enough vitamin D can make rheumatoid arthritis (and other inflammatory arthritis, possibly) symptoms worse

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis It has been estimated that more than 20 million Americans are afflicted with OA, and that number will rise to 40 million by the year 2020

What if there was a method for relieving pain that was safe, did not require injections, and also didn’t involve the use of harmful or addicting drugs Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it