Get recommendations for staying hydrated to support overall health. There’s an old saying – you are what you eat. But what you drink, and how much you drink, can have an enormous effect on your body ...

Your time and expertise can change lives. From leadership board members and JA camp counselors to Connect Group facilitators and Walk to Cure Arthritis participants, we are a volunteer-powered ...

If you have gout and rely on lesinurad (Zurampic) or lesinurad plus allopurinol (Duzallo), you’ll need to check with your doctor to find an alternative for managing the pain, swelling, redness and ...

People with arthritis have long felt that certain foods reduced their joint pain and inflammation. Now researchers are discovering more about the foods and spices that play a role in relieving ...

Doctors once thought diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as “Forestier’s Disease”, didn’t cause symptoms for most people, so it wasn’t discussed much. But Simon Helfgott, MD, a ...

Exercise is now considered an essential part of any arthritis treatment plan and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Arthritis Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ...

Find out if osteoarthritis physical therapy is right for you. With the right help, you can exercise your sore joints and improve mobility. Although getting up and moving may be the last thing you feel ...

A majority of people with arthritis — around 80% by some estimates — have trouble sleeping. They might have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Most agree they hurt more after a bad ...

The goals of rheumatoid arthritis treatment are to ease pain, control inflammation and prevent long-term damage. Learn about which medicines your doctor may use first. Treatment for rheumatoid ...

Travis Salmon wasn’t the type to let a little ankle roll knock him out of the game. When he twisted his ankle playing basketball in high school and college, he did what was expected: He iced it, ...

Sometimes gout can be diagnosed based only on symptoms: intense, painful swelling in a single joint — often in the big toe — that subsides, only to show up again in the same or a different joint. In ...

Treating psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is tricky because this disease affects both the skin and joints. PsA treatment includes a combination of medication and non-drug therapies like exercise, massage, ...