Essentially, he was asking what makes RA different from the type of arthritis that you usually hear about: osteoarthritis.

Discover how a long-term battle with rheumatoid arthritis affects daily life, including the impact of infusions and the journey toward independent living.

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 ...

Here’s another true statement: When the weather is extreme, it negatively impacts my joints.

I’ve spent my whole life with joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. In my younger years, it was chalked up to growing pains or injuries from being athletic. It wasn’t until I was 30 years old and ...

Research on disease-related fatigue has increased dramatically over the past few decades. While there are numerous surveys (over 250 identified by one group of researchers! 5) designed to measure ...

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Those of us who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to be quite familiar with the standard laundry list of symptoms associated with this condition, like pain, joint swelling, and fatigue. Living with ...

As a newbie to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) community (although not a newbie to the chronic illness community), I truly had no idea about the treatment options when it came to RA. I was a little late ...

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) encompassing the jaw is one of the most complex and misunderstood joints in the body. 1 There are multiple muscles, bones and soft tissues involved in motions that ...

This article was inspired by my current rheumatologist. She is my eighth rheumatologist, and I believe 8 is my lucky number. I started seeing her in 2018. At that time, I was facing a lot of life ...