Hand and Wrist Surgery...As many as 7 out of 10 people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develop problems with the joints, bones, and other structures in their hands or wrist at some point in...
Tools...Be on the lookout for new tools to help you manage and learn about RA. RA can cause a wide range of symptoms in different parts of the body. Use...
Surgical Techniques for RA...With the introduction of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), joint inflammation and damage can be minimized or stopped in most people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, medications aren't sufficient in all...
Complementary and Alternative Therapies for RA...While the main forms of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continue to be medications (especially disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, or DMARDs) and physical therapy, many people with RA also turn to...
Vitamin D...Vitamin D supplements are potentially important for people with RA for two reasons. Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining adequate calcium levels in the blood and in absorption...
Green Tea, Turmeric, Flaxseed, and Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA)...A wide range of natural remedies has been shown to provide benefits for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Some of the more well-documented natural herbal remedies include green tea, turmeric...
Natural Remedies, Vitamins, and Supplements...A variety of natural remedies including herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other supplements may be taken by people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These natural remedies are often used as complementary methods...
Diet and Nutrition...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects roughly 1 to 2 percent of the world’s population. The way RA develops is not clearly understood. Genetic and environmental...
Exercise...The symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be debilitating and can affect your quality of life. The pain, stiffness, and fatigue that come with RA can decrease your ability to...
Kineret (Anakinra)...Kineret is an engineered biologic drug that is approved for use against rheumatoid arthritis. It reduces the signs and symptoms of RA and slows the structural damage that occurs in...
Xeljanz/Xeljanx XR (tofacitinib)...Xeljanz™/Xeljanx XR (tofacitinib) is used to treat certain adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Xeljanz/Xeljanx XR can be taken alone or with some other drugs, including methotrexate...
Orencia (abatacept)...Orencia (abatacept) is biologic drug used to treat people with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including those who have not responded well to other medicines for RA. Orencia...
Rituxan (rituximab)...Rituxan (rituximab) is a biologic drug approved to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is given in combination with methotrexate. Before starting Rituxan, users must have...
Actemra (tocilizumab)...Actemra is a biologic drug made in a laboratory. It is a kind of medicine called a monoclonal antibody. Antibodies are substances in the body that help the immune system...
Remicade (infliximab)...Remicade (infliximab) is a biologic drug used along with the medicine methotrexate to treat people with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Remicade is also used to treat other...
Enbrel (etanercept)...Enbrel (etanercept) is a biologic drug used to treat people with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis. It can be used alone or in combination with methotrexate. Enbrel is also...
Cimzia (Certolizumab)...Cimzia is a biologic drug that is approved to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The active ingredient in Cimzia is certolizumab pegol. Cimzia is a...
Humira (adalimumab)...Humira (adalimumab) is an engineered biologic drug that is approved to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 Humira can be used alone or in combination with:...
Biologic DMARDs...Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have greatly improved treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). People with RA now have more and better treatment options. DMARDs can change the course of the disease...
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)...Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) approved for adults with RA. It is often given in combination with methotrexate and sulfasalazine (a treatment known as triple therapy), to...