As a child, I'd cry out at night due to the pains in my knees, my hips, my elbows, and my wrists, and the pediatrician made note several times about an increased SED rate on my lab work (noting ...

I’ve been on 7 - count them - 7 different biologic medicines since being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I started with several anti-TNF biologics and then moved to several others even bouncing ...

I have been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for most of my adult life. I was finally diagnosed in 2018. I take infusions, multiple medications, and do physical therapy, but nothing seems to ...

For many people, holiday plans include some kind of travel. In addition to the ordinary stress and chaos of travel, many of us with rheumatoid arthritis also need to figure out how to travel with ...

Everyone knows about hangovers, where one indulges in too much alcohol and then pays for it the next day in headaches and nausea. Those of us with rheumatoid arthritis are familiar with a different ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition, and most of us living with RA know from personal experience how inflammation can impact our joints! But how else might that inflammation ...

Luckily, the Americans with Disabilities Act (or ADA for short) requires most employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to qualified disabled individuals. Reasonable accommodations are ...

RA causes chronic inflammation in the joints, and the hands and wrists are commonly affected. The joints in the wrist may be one of the first symptoms of RA. About 50 percent of people with RA have ...

RA symptoms tend to occur in joints evenly on both sides of the body. 1 If left untreated, RA will destroy the joints. This can make it hard for a person with RA to carry out normal daily tasks and ...

Percentage of those surveyed who started experiencing RA symptoms before turning 35. Notably, 11 percent of respondents said they started experiencing symptoms before reaching adulthood. Sign up for ...