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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has come a long way in recent years, and a battery of antirheumatic medications can in many cases successfully stymy the inflammatory cells that cause swelling ...

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

Pain in your thumb and wrist may develop from arthritis, de Quervain tenosynovitis, injuries, and other causes. Joint pain in your wrist and thumb are two common symptoms of many conditions, such as ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MDMedically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Hand pain can have many causes because the hand is made up of many different parts. The bones, ligaments, ...