Essentially, he was asking what makes RA different from the type of arthritis that you usually hear about: osteoarthritis.
Here’s another true statement: When the weather is extreme, it negatively impacts my joints.
After reading stories concerning phantom fevers, I wanted to share my own. This was one of the symptoms I had regularly for a year or two before being diagnosed with R.A. Presently I am on the ...
I have had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for most of my adult life, and I am now 75. I have undergone many different infusions, including Enbrel, Humira, and Rituxan, which helped until they didn't. My ...
We want to better understand your experience managing fatigue. How does fatigue affect your daily life? Have your personal relationships changed because of fatigue? What helps your fatigue and what ...
For many people, holiday plans include some kind of travel. In addition to the ordinary stress and chaos of travel, many of us with rheumatoid arthritis also need to figure out how to travel with ...
Scientists called epidemiologists study patterns of how diseases affect groups of people. For instance, epidemiologists are often called in to find out why an outbreak of a viral infection happens in ...
About fifteen years ago my juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was raging and my body was rejecting every medicine I tried. I was in a bad spot and pretty desperate to find something, anything that would ...
There are many benefits to babywearing – from increased bonding, to reduced crying, and the ability to get something done! But for parents living with rheumatoid arthritis, there may be some added ...