Joint pain is a fairly common problem. It is also known as arthritis and can debilitate a person. There are lots of different types of arthritis but the most common type is osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease. There are many different types of treatments for joint pain including......[Read More]

A diagnosis of arthritis is something that your doctor will have to ultimately make, but there are some common symptoms and signs. Clearly, difficulty in using a joint, or problems using your hands or walking could be signs of arthritis. Pain and difficulty moving an impacted joint are other common ......[Read More]

Drinking lots of water every day is an important part of a natural remedy for gout. This article explains why, and contains a useful tip for gout sufferers - how to easily record that they drank their daily water target. There's no need to score every glass in a notepad or in any kind of comput......[Read More]

Osteoarthritis is defined as a degenerative disease that may occur in any synovial joint. Osteoarthritis is not an acute inflammatory condition but a chronic one. Osteoarthritis most commonly affects the knee, hip and joints of the hand. Roughly 50% of the population over 55 years of age have some o......[Read More]

Most of today's doctors and professionals will tell you there is no cure for arthritis, are they right? Jjudge for yourself. Maybe we all just try to complicate things a little to much. So Is Apitherapy a Viable Option for Arthritis Pain Relief and does it work?......[Read More]

Gout is metabolic arthritis and the main reason of gout is the deposits of uric acid in the body. Uric acid is the breakdown of the purines which are the natural production in the body.......[Read More]

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are classic examples where current medical treatment simply suppresses symptoms. A number of different alternative therapies have been studied, including diet for arthritis, nutritional supplements, and botanicals. While the response to these treatments is var......[Read More]

Watching what you eat is important for patients who suffer arthritis, a disease that attacks the joints of the body. The foods we eat play a role in the functioning of our immune system; by following a diet that helps strengthen your body, you'll help it fight against the progress of your disease. W......[Read More]

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Too much uric acid in your blood is really just higher-than-normal acid levels that can lead to gout. You'll learn here how to naturally reduce uric acid in the body and so get rid of your gout symptoms.......[Read More]

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Knee arthritis, which can be a potentially disabling condition in severe forms, results from the breakdown and degradation of the articular cartilage lining the knee joint. As knee arthritis progresses, pain levels generally increase, and knee function generally decreases. There are treatment option......[Read More]

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In a previous article I discussed what stem cells (SCs) are... they are blank slate cells. And I discussed the various properties they have. They can divide and renew themselves; they are unspecialized, meaning they have not yet become a specific tissue type; and they are capable of becoming special......[Read More]

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Mystery surrounds the use of dietary manipulation to treat arthritis.Here is a summary of what is currently known about the role of foods and arthritis.......[Read More]

If you have rheumatoid arthritis or RA, you are best off getting it treated by a specially trained arthritis doctor.This autoimmune disease can last for years or even lifetime. It leads to an aggravation that affects the different joints in the body and in the long term.It can cause considerable dam......[Read More]

For many employees across different industries today, a typical workday means hours of standing up on hard work area surfaces. These long hours spent standing up have resulted in high injury rates, with cases ranging from simple body aches and pains to serious strains and sprains. To address this, e......[Read More]

In this Rheumatology Curbside Consult, Dr. Stephen Paget works through an interesting case of back pain alongside gastrointestinal symptoms.......[Read More]