Love Your BodyYour body is completely amazing. Every single day your joints and muscles and organs and glands and nerves work together to keep...reactions4comments
Massage, Exercise, Heat Pads, and Electrical Stimulation – Just Another Day at the Physical TherapistIn the recent RA in America poll reported on this website, 41% of respondents indicated that they had partaken in physical therapy...reactionscomments
Do You Rally Around RA?Often, if I don’t feel good, I can lie down for about an hour and I start to feel better. I call...reactions2comments
What's the Cure for Annoying Advice?If you have RA or any form of arthritis, I doubt you've been able to escape receiving at least some unwarranted and...reactions10comments
Run AroundI'm about ready to scream, cry, throw something, and probably punch someone. Or maybe do all of those things at once. For...reactionscomments
Are You Working Out With RA Or Is RA Working Out With You?I seem to have gone on a workout sabbatical. I can’t really explain why, but I seem to have developed workout anxiety...reactions2comments
How To Talk To Your Partner About SexIf living with RA has had a negative impact on your sex life, you are certainly not alone. Although it is an...reactionscomments
Talking Babies With RAI’m not talking about babies talking about RA, or talking babies that have RA. I am talking about having babies when you...reactions3comments
Expert Advice For Improving Your Sex Life With RAIf living with RA has had a negative impact on your sex life, you are not alone. Many of us with RA...reactionscomments
How Do You Know When It's Time to Change Your RA Treatment?My rheumatologist always states that her goal is for me to not pay much attention to RA throughout the day. This sounds...reactions6comments
Book Review: “Arthritis, Pregnancy, And The Path To Parenthood” By Suzie Edward MayAs soon as I started thinking about getting pregnant for the first time, I immediately started researching how living with RA was...reactions4comments
Steroids, RA, And The Battle Of The BulgeAs most of us with RA know, steroids can be both a blessing and a curse. For me, they significantly help my...reactions6comments
How To Talk To Your Doctor About SexRecently I have been attempting to start an open discussion about the potentially negative impact living with RA can have on your...reactions1comment
Dealing With RA is Like Having Another JobOne important thing I learned as a result of having RA is that there is never a dull moment – there’s always...reactions4comments
Practical Resolutions for the New YearHow many times have I conjured up grandiose New Year resolutions only to forget about them or just plain give up when...reactions3comments
Book Review: “Spiritual Two-By-Fours And Other Wake-Up Calls” By Kimberly RooneyAccording to the Arthritis Foundation, about 1.5 million people in the United States are living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). That means there...reactionscomments
Managing RA-Related FatigueCommunity Question: Is there a way to treat RA related fatigue? My doctor has not referred me to a specialist but my...reactions2comments
The Need for Better Diagnostic and Individualized Tests for RAThere are several blood tests that rheumatologists currently use to diagnose and monitor rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. Rheumatoid factor (RF) is an...reactions5comments
That Thing No One Talks AboutI am the mother of a toddler – my son is now 18 months old and he is a major handful! Luckily...reactions10comments
Feeling Better by Helping OthersI find it healthy to remind myself when I’m feeling terrible and achy that there are a lot of other hardships in...reactions2comments
