When you have pain, stiffness, or swelling in your hands caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA), everyday chores can be a challenge. Assistive devices can help give your joints a rest, but sometimes hand ...

With training and planning, self-injecting your rheumatoid arthritis medication may be easier than you think.

Persistent pain, stiffness, fatigue, or new symptoms may signal that rheumatoid arthritis is worsening and needs prompt ...

When you work on the Verrazano-Narrows, one of the biggest suspension bridges in the world, the cold temperatures and heavy lifting can really take a toll on your body. Construction worker John ...

Treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) typically means taking drugs to address the inflammatory process that leads to joint pain in RA. These drugs may be taken by mouth, or by injection or infusion. But ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease. It causes your body’s immune system to attack the cells that line your joints. Your joints become stiff, swollen, and painful. If you don’t keep the ...

Hand pain can result from injury, arthritis, and other health conditions, including autoimmune disease. The human hands are complex and delicate structures that contain 27 bones. The muscles and ...

Mature woman with painful hand. Researchers analyzed pain catastrophizing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis from a biopsychosocial perspective.

The 2024 EULAR congress in Vienna included a clinical abstract session focusing on pain and prognosis in RA, where two groups presented their research into ways to characterise early RA. The first ...