Living with arthritis or a related disease can add extra challenges on top of everything else going on in your life. Connect with others who share similar challenges. Hear what others have learned ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis that affects the back. It can occur anywhere along the spine. Usually the low back and sometimes the neck are affected. In OA, the cartilage ...

These pain relief methods include creams, exercise, CAM therapies, footwear, nerve treatments and injections. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 76.2 million, or 26% of Americans, ...

It’s one thing to be weak in the knees in the romantic sense – and quite another just to be weak in the knees. Show them some love with these exercises that target quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes – ...

Diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis? Here’s what you need to know to take control. Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) affects men and women equally, and it usually develops after age 30. Psoriasis and PsA both ...

Your child’s physician likely will need to provide an expert statement during the educational rights evaluation process. A physician letter describing the accommodations your child needs is an ...

Arthritis might be far more common in the United States than previously thought, especially among adults younger than 65. That’s according to a new study published online in Arthritis & Rheumatology ...

Question: I am a 20-year-old in okay shape and health, but the joints in my upper and lower back and shoulders are always stiff and snap all the time. Are noisy joints the sign of some problem? A: ...

DISH is a type of arthritis that affects the tendons and ligaments around your spine. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a type of arthritis that affects tendons and ligaments, mainly ...

Systemic JIA is a rare subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis that causes body-wide inflammation. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common type of arthritis in kids and teens. About 10 ...

Learn about common inflammatory arthritis conditions, symptoms and the types of joint pain that they can cause. Inflammatory arthritis describes conditions characterized by pain, swelling, tenderness ...

A challenge in conquering arthritis is awareness. An active Congressional Arthritis Caucus helps teach everyone on the Hill about the toll arthritis takes on us all. The mission of the Congressional ...