Addressing my RA foot pain It wasn’t until December 2018 when I switched rheumatologists that any of my concerns about my feet were addressed. That is when my rheumatologist sent me to a podiatrist. A ...

Luckily, the short answer to this question is this: No. You can’t pass RA directly to your children. Hereditary versus genetic: What's the difference? There is often a lot of confusion surrounding ...

If I’m typing without the aid of some helpful devices, this pain will go into my elbows and shoulders as well. Sitting for extended periods of time can lead to significant pain in my hips, sacroiliac ...

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 keep a job. The inflammation of RA can lead to other conditions such as: 1 ...

The progression of RA is not the same for everyone. The overall course of the disease can vary from person to person, depending on several factors: 1 Genes Number and severity of symptoms Presence of ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms can vary from person to person and can even change from day to day. In people with RA, the body’s immune system attacks the healthy tissues inside the joints. This ...

When you live with a chronic illness or disability, it can sometimes be difficult to function in the workplace. However, many workers who are struggling may be reluctant to speak to their employers ...

Some things run in my family: brown hair and hazel eyes, a love of reading and travel, and autoimmune conditions. My family tree is laced with type I diabetes, hypothyroidism, psoriasis, and ...

Everyday activities In addition to the outpouring of comments on shoe changes, tips, and tricks, we also received a lot of feedback on how RA foot pain can affect daily living and mobility. “I feel ...

How to keep RA biologics cold while traveling But if you are still feeling nervous after that – never fear! I have traveled all over the United States and to China, Australia, and Spain with my Enbrel ...

About 50 percent of people with RA have wrist involvement when they are first diagnosed with the disease, and this increases to almost 90 percent of people with RA having wrist pain and loss of ...

Many doctors have prescribed a lower dose of naltrexone, at approximately one-tenth of the typical opioid addiction treatment dosage, to treat the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic ...