Results for "Rheumatology"

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How to Help Your Loved One with Arthritis
Arthritis is a painful disease affecting one in four adults in the United States. Although arthritis is common, living with it can feel isolating and extremely...
Apr 18
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5 Ways to Manage the Fatigue You Face from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you know that the condition can leave you feeling fatigued. And it’s not just that you’re tired at the end of the...
Mar 23
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Why You Might Have Fluid on the Knee and How to Treat It
When your knees are healthy, they’ll have a small amount of fluid in them. That fluid helps lubricate your knee joint, so it moves smoothly and without...
Mar 07
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Those Aches in Your Hands Could Be Arthritis. Here’s What Can Help
Maybe one day you wake up with an ache in your fingers or at the base of your thumb. Or you feel a stab of pain when you pick up a dinner plate, cut your...
Sep 20
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Gout Diet: What to Eat and to Avoid to Prevent Flare-Ups
Do you have a bout with gout? You aren’t alone. Gout is a painful form of arthritis that affects millions of people. It causes flare-ups of joint pain...
Apr 19
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What You Should Know About Arthritis
We often use the word “arthritis” as a shorthand term for “osteoarthritis.” That’s a type of arthritis where people—usually older people—have joint pain...
Mar 28 2
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How Diet Can Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Disorder Symptoms
Most of us have heard the phrase “you are what you eat.” Taken literally, how many of our kids would resemble chicken nuggets and peanut butter sandwiches...
Dec 28
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‘Getting a Grip’ on Trigger Finger and Dupuytren’s Contracture
Do some of your fingers not have the same range of motion they once did? Maybe they’re beginning to curl inward a bit more. Do you feel resistance when...
Dec 28
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6 Early Warning Signs You Have Psoriatic Arthritis
Autoimmune disorders can be difficult to diagnose, especially in the earlier stages, and psoriatic arthritis is no different. Because there is no definitive...
Jul 22
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6 Surprising Facts About Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
You expect your child to get aches and pains from time to time—they are a normal part of childhood. But what if there’s no obvious cause for the pain? In...
Jul 21