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 ...

People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to have different trajectories—both in how the disease evolves, and how disease states may improve over time. The frequency of pain patterns at diagnosis and ...

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 ...

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 ...

People with rheumatoid arthritis may have an increased risk of other autoimmune conditions, including hypothyroidism. Likewise, those with autoimmune hypothyroidism may be at an increased risk of ...

Rheumasurgery, also known as Rheumatoid Surgery, is concerned with the surgical treatment of patients suffering from rheumatic disorders and rheumatism. A Rheumasurgeon aims to improve patient ...

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), intense pain symptoms were associated with poor sleep, fibromyalgia, depression, and sleep apnea. “In general, studies ...

New research may explain why some people with rheumatoid arthritis have pain without inflammation. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has come a long way in recent years. In many cases, a battery ...

Nearly half of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in sustained clinical and ultrasound remission still report unacceptable pain, with women experiencing higher pain levels than men. Patient ...