Tips for Traveling if You Have RA...Most people jump at the opportunity to travel to an interesting destination for fun or work. Whether you are a natural traveler or a homebody, most of us occasionally need...
Sleep and Sleep Hygiene...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) itself is often linked to symptoms like excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, pain, and depression. These symptoms may have a negative impact on the ability to get sound...
Managing Emotional Challenges and Stress...Living with the challenges of a chronic disease like RA can be stressful and emotionally challenging. It is no wonder that studies have found that patients with RA, particularly those...
Hip and Knee Surgery...The knee and the hip are major joints that we depend on for mobility. The knee serves as a hinge between the thigh and lower leg and also provides some...
Foot and Ankle Surgery...When rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the joints of the foot, it can make a range of common activities, including basic walking, difficult or impossible. This can lead to significant disability...
Elbow and Shoulder Surgery...The elbow and shoulder are common sites of joint involvement in RA. In many people with RA, the elbow is one of the earliest joints affected by the disease, with...
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 are not 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...