Restful sleep is important to almost every aspect of your health — including managing your pain and your arthritis. Yet pain from arthritis can make getting to sleep and staying asleep difficult.

When joint pain in the hands makes it difficult to maintain daily activities, your doctor’s first advice will likely include activity modification — that, is avoiding activities that cause or worsen ...

Work out in water for more support and less pain. Remember what it was like to walk without aches? Get that sensation again by taking your workout to the water. “Exercising in a pool provides nearly ...

Treating psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is tricky because this disease affects both the skin and joints. PsA treatment includes a combination of medication and non-drug therapies like exercise, massage, ...

Your joints have been sore and stiff for months, so you’ve decided to see an arthritis specialist, or "rheumatologist" — a doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal diseases and autoimmune disorders — ...

Psoriatic arthritis is a complex disease that affects different patients in different ways, so it’s important that each patient work closely with their doctor to decide on and monitor treatments.

Body-wide inflammation is at the root of most chronic diseases — and you may have more control over it than you think. If the experts are right, a lot of people are in a state of chronic inflammation.

July is Juvenile Arthritis (JA) Awareness Month and a time to elevate awareness about juvenile arthritis (JA) and other childhood rheumatic diseases. Together with the JA community and partners, the ...

Question: My wrists don’t hurt much anymore, but they feel very weak. How can I strengthen my wrists? Answer: The most important and effective strategy for strengthening wrists is to use your hands ...

Keep the muscles in your feet and around your ankles fit and flexible with these simple and effective moves. Before attempting these exercises, please see below for tips on how to safely stretch.

Keep your muscles loose and limber with these great lower body stretches, including the knee-to-chest stretch, seated butterfly stretch and more. Learn how to use the straight and bent leg techniques ...

When the temperature drops, wearing the right clothing when you head out into the elements can ease the ache in your joints. “The best way to beat the chill is by wearing layers,” says Heidi V.