Leslie Carr

Some people find it pretty easy to shed a stressful day, but for others, it lingers... Read more >

Neil Wagner

Certain antidepressants can help relieve osteoarthritis pain. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Turning to acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin now and then is fine, but long-term use can damage organs. Read more >

Neil Wagner

If you have arthritis, don't let winter reduce your activity level. Keep exercising, even if it means walking at the mall. Read more >

Michael J. Gertner

Osteoarthritis is a product of your immune system, not just wear and tear... Read more >

Neil Wagner

Taking anti-inflammatory drugs while on SSRI antidepressants can interfere with the SSRIs' effectiveness. Read more >

Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D.

This disorder causes bony overgrowth and problems with the bone's structure. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Anger and sadness tend to make a person's experience of pain worse. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Just 20 minutes of exercise a day may help reduce fractures in women with bone loss. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Joint supplements for arthritis have, unfortunately, not been demonstrated to help ailing joints. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

Fibromyalgia patients better manage their pain with cognitive behavior therapy and exercise. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Exercise can reduce the anxiety people may feel when living with a chronic illness. Read more >

Alice G. Walton

By middle age we need to be careful about how much active exercise we do. Swimming and low-impact exercise is best. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Cubital tunnel syndrome, or cell phone elbow, results from the compression of the ulnar nerve. Read more >

Jordana Bieze Foster

Arthroscopy, the minimally-invasive surgical technique, appears to be of limited value for osteoarthritis of the knee... Read more >

Jordana Bieze Foster

Strengthening quads after a total knee replacement can improve functional performance enough to rival that of healthy older adults. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Direct-to-consumer advertising needs to present the benefits of drugs, as well as side effects, so consumers can make decisions with their doctors. Read more >

Jordana Bieze Foster

Strong quadriceps can keep knee cartilage from crumbling. Read more >

Jordana Bieze Foster

A protein in cartilage appears associated with age-related articular cartilage loss, a discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for OA. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Bones may seem like such solid, unchanging objects. In reality, they’re very dynamic. Read more >

Neil Wagner

Study says Tai Chi can help reduce the pain of arthritis. Read more >

Jordana Bieze Foster

Glucosamine and chondroitin may not work as well together as we think. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Smoking increases the risk or RA, but moderate drinking seems to reduce it. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Sleeping on a hard mattress may worsen back pain. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Anti-TNF compounds used to treat arthritis have a positive effect on B cells, which are involved in many autoimmune diseases. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Be sure to tell your doctor if you routinely use ibuprofen or other NSAIDs because these can put you at risk for GI injury and bleeding. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Hot peppers — the spicy kind — are part of a promising new approach to pain relief that appears to block pain without also disrupting thinking, balance or body awareness. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

The treatment for Lyme disease is fairly straightforward — except when it isn't. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

People who get a steroid injection in their shoulder might be better off waiting a few weeks before returning to regular activities or starting physical therapy, according to a new study. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Early and aggressive use of the latest rheumatoid arthritis drugs may lead to remission of this notoriously intractable disease. Read more >

Elena Peeva, M.D., Liliane Min, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

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Susan C. Stewart, M.D.

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Peter Barland, M.D.

For some RA sufferers, the anti-TNF drugs are not effective. Two new drugs offer an alternative. Read more >

Antigoni Triantafyllopoulou, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

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Tom Gilbert

A promising new treatment may be able to reeducate the body's immune system to stop it from attacking healthy joint tissue. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

For years, fibromyalgia sufferers have been telling sometimes skeptical doctors about their pain. Read more >

Juan Javier Lichauco, M.D., Jayashree Sinha, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

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Juan Javier Lichauco, M.D., Jayashree Sinha, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

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Elena Peeva, M.D., M.Sc., Gisele Zandman-Goddard, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

SLE sufferers should not take sulfonamide drugs. Read more >

Yusuf Yazici, M.D., and Akgun Ince, M.D.

Strengthening exercises for the quadriceps can help relieve symptoms of knee arthritis. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

Consider this common scenario. Read more >

Tom Gilbert

People experience pain differently; some are more sensitive than others. Genes may be the reason. Read more >

M. Nergis Alnigenis (Yanmaz), M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

A low-impact exercise program may help relieve the symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Read more >

Peter Barland, M.D.

Until recently, the drugs used for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), were introduced either through clinical observations or as a result of a lucky guess. Read more >

Peter Barland, M.D.

Until recently, most patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were initially treated with NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents) or low doses of corticosteroids. Read more >

Peter Barland, M.D.

Gout is a disease produced by excess uric acid, a nitrogen breakdown product, in the blood (hyperuricemia). Read more >

Peter Barland, M.D.

Osteoarthritis should no longer be considered an inevitable accompaniment of aging but rather a dynamic and largely treatable disease. Read more >