Since the COVID-19 epidemic, many people have been dealing with long-term symptoms, or long COVID. And people with arthritis may face particular concerns. Not only do fatigue and joint pain overlap in ...

Traditionally thought of as a disease related to aging and "wear and tear," osteoarthritis (OA) is now recognized as a disease of the whole joint. By far the most common form of arthritis, OA does not ...

The Arthritis Foundation lost a fierce friend and advocate with the passing of Clark Middleton on Oct. 4 at age 63. Actor Clark Middleton, of NBC’s “The Blacklist” and Showtime’s “Twin Peaks,” died on ...

Camp KODA stands for Kids Out to Defeat Arthritis. At Camp KODA we strive to achieve the following: • Increase camper understanding of rheumatic diseases and treatments. • Foster connections between ...

Why aren’t there any good treatments for osteoarthritis like there are for rheumatoid arthritis? Why is it so hard to find a cure? If you have osteoarthritis (OA), you’ve probably had the same ...

Travis Salmon wasn’t the type to let a little ankle roll knock him out of the game. When he twisted his ankle playing basketball in high school and college, he did what was expected: He iced it, ...

Exercise is now considered an essential part of any arthritis treatment plan and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Arthritis Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ...

Your joints have been sore and stiff for months, so you’ve decided to see an arthritis specialist, or "rheumatologist" — a doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal diseases and autoimmune disorders — ...

Juvenile arthritis (JA) is a term used to refer to various rheumatic diseases in children. What they have in common are that they all cause joint pain, swelling and stiffness, but they affect ...

Restful sleep is important to almost every aspect of your health — including managing your pain and your arthritis. Yet pain from arthritis can make getting to sleep and staying asleep difficult.

Work out in water for more support and less pain. Remember what it was like to walk without aches? Get that sensation again by taking your workout to the water. “Exercising in a pool provides nearly ...

Sometimes gout can be diagnosed based only on symptoms: intense, painful swelling in a single joint — often in the big toe — that subsides, only to show up again in the same or a different joint. In ...