Rheumatoid Arthritis - Symptom relief and resources

Communication may sound like a very basic thing to do, but not a lot of people do it properly when they have arthritis. Arthritis causes profound effects on the daily life and activities and habits that were once easy and taken for granted have now become a lot more difficult. Therefore, arthritis does not affect […]

If you don’t already know, a person who has chronic arthritis faces a lot of life altering changes. Therefore it is important to learn how to: accept the limitations, better coping strategies, and adjusting life to the chronic pain.
Taking 4 simple actions may help a person to better deal with the challenges arthritis brings as well […]

Glamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is great supplement to treat arthritis. The fatty acids in the GLA is an evening primrose oil and in one study of 56 rheumatoid arthritis patients, those taking GLA everyday for a period of 6 months showed signs of less joint pain and stiffness as well as a better grip and strength. […]

According to a new Belgian study, glucosamine and chondroitin help lower the pain as well as improving the functions of the knees in Osteoarthritis (OA) and are very safe. John Klippel, M.D. who is the medical director of the Arthritis Foundation, says glucosamine is so great because it lowers cartilage loss and slows the progression […]

Research has indicated that heat therapy is best to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Heat therapy is a good way to lower and sooth arthritis pain as well as preventing stiffness. In addition, heat therapy will not only help you relax, it will also let you loosen the joints and can be very useful before working out […]

It is can be very hard to decide which therapy works best to treat arthritis. Therefore if you are debating of whether to use hot or cold therapy to treat your arthritis pain you will usually be better off using a cold therapy to treat this pain. Although many people commonly use heat therapy for […]

When we walk there is a mechanical loading of the knee joints which causes Osteoarthritis (OA) to slowly progress. Customized footwear and orthotics have been developed to reduce the symptoms of OA. However, before Shakoor et al, it had not been systematically studied how wearing or not wearing footwear will effect dynamic knee loading. Shakoor […]

If you are taking Celebrex you might have noticed that it can be hard to take your medication on time all of the time. It is suggested to take Celebrex at exactly the time it was prescribed to you, but can sometimes be impossible. Therefore, if this occurs to you it is important to take […]

Here is the most important information you should know about Celebrex, the medication used to relieve pain, inflammation, and swelling of arthritis. Celebrex works by reducing the hormones that end up causing the inflammation and pain seen in arthritis.
This medication can increase the risks of suffering from a heart attack or a stroke. Therefore […]

New finding have linked arthritis to not only poor diet or obesity, but instead to the general state of the immune system. A protein in the immune system that causes malfunctions in patients who have arthritis or other inflammatory diseases have been found by researchers. It is believed by doctors that they may clog this […]