Category Archives: Arthritis

You may have heard of psoriasis—a condition that features red patches of skin with silvery scales. You may have also heard of arthritis, the joint pain disorder. What most people don’t know is that these two conditions can actually present together in an entirely separate condition. Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is a chronic autoimmune condition resulting ...click here to read more

Living with persistent pain, such as arthritis pain, is always a challenge. You can manage occasional episodes of pain with quick go-to remedies like over-the-counter painkillers, but if the pain is chronic—meaning, it’s here to stay—you’ll need a long-term solution to continue functioning (and to do so in a safe manner) and still enjoy your ...click here to read more

Joint pain is something we all get from time to time, but for the elderly, it can be especially overbearing. Getting out of bed, standing up, and even bending over to pick up a dropped item can be agonizing for older individuals suffering from chronic joint pain. The most common cause of joint pain seen ...click here to read more

Gout can be a confusing topic, but your friends at Bel Marra want to make this arthritic condition crystal clear to you and how it may affect your quality of life. We have taken the time to round up the best articles on gout pain relief, how to avoid purine-rich foods that may promote gout, ...click here to read more

According to a new study, blood tests used to diagnose and monitor rheumatoid arthritis may be inaccurate if the patient happens to be an obese woman. This makes it harder to track the progression of the disease, as the signs of rheumatoid arthritis become obscured by the bodily changes associated with obesity. “Physicians might assume ...click here to read more

Gout risk is higher in people who eat purine-rich foods as they increase uric acid levels. Purines are a chemical compound found in some foods, and gout is a condition that affects the joints and the musculoskeletal system. It is a form of inflammatory arthritis caused by an excess of uric acid—the product of metabolic ...click here to read more

Feeling tired and fatigued is something we can all relate to. However, some individuals have preexisting conditions that predispose them to feelings of excessive tiredness—more so than the average person. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of these conditions, as due to damage to the joints, RA sufferers become very tired after short bursts of activity. However, ...click here to read more

Arthritis is the bane of old age. Inflamed joints, swelling, pain… Even if you don’t have arthritis, you surely know a few people suffering from this chronic disorder. An umbrella term referring to over 100 types of joint disease, arthritis affects about 53 million adults in the U.S. alone. Medications are often prescribed to ease ...click here to read more

Arthritis is a common term used to describe disorders that affect the joints, but we don’t often hear about arthritis mutilans (AM). It is a severe but rare form of arthritis that attacks bone and cartilage in the joints. People who suffer from arthritis mutilans usually face deformation in the joints of the hands and ...click here to read more

Infectious arthritis is an infection in a joint, and it may also be referred to as septic arthritis. It typically occurs due to an infection caused by bacteria or a virus that spreads to a joint or the fluid surrounding it—the synovial fluid. Infections usually begin in another area of the body and spread through ...click here to read more

Gout may sound strange, and many people don’t know what it is. Despite its relative unfamiliarity, gout is on the rise, according to Dr. Clare Ballingall. This is mainly attributed to increased rates of obesity, but there are cases of individuals being genetically predisposed to the ailment. Gout is a complex form of arthritis and ...click here to read more

Researchers at John Hopkins University School of Medicine have just discovered that a type of bacteria that causes inflammatory gum infections also triggers the inflammatory response characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The researchers believe that this new finding could have important implications for the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a chronic ...click here to read more

Having arthritis pain can be quite a nuisance. It hampers our day, making the most mundane takes difficult and subjecting us to unnecessary agony. But the pain associated with arthritis isn’t the only symptom people have to endure. “In a lot of cases, people notice other things showing up before they ever have pain,” says ...click here to read more

A new study presented by researchers at the department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University in collaboration with colleagues at Karolinska Institute Medical University have produced a new tool for the prognosis and choice of therapy for rheumatoid arthritis by testing for antibodies against the cartilage protein collagen II. “Analyzing these antibodies, in ...click here to read more