Energy Conservation: Learning to Prioritize Physical Activities With RA...I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the fall of 2016 at age 30, although in retrospect, I’d likely been dealing...reactions12comments
What Now? New Year's Guilt and RA...It’s a new year, and always around this time people do that thing that is both hated, loved, anticipated, and dreaded all...reactionscomments
Rheumatoid Arthritis Good Days Are As Rare As Leap Years!...As you may have realized already, this was a leap year! Time to jump for joy! (Spoiler alert: If you don’t like...reactionscomments
Sharing Chronic Illness Stories...Sharing your story when you have a chronic illness with people who have similar experiences is a wonderful experience — in the...reactions31comments
Shingles and Rheumatoid Disease...Editor's note: Since the publication of this article in 2016, there have been updates to the CDC's recommendation for the shingles vaccine...reactions10comments
Donica Liu Baker, MD, FACR...Donica Liu Baker, MD, FACR is a board-certified rheumatologist practicing the art of medicine in her beloved hometown of St. Louis, Missouri...
My Online RA Community Has Made a Positive Difference in My Life...Living the last 20-plus years with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), I learned pretty quickly the social isolation that comes along with the diagnosis...reactions18comments
Social and Economic Impact of RA...RA is associated with a heavy burden on society in terms of disability and health and economic costs. Because RA tends to...
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...
Knee Inflammation, Swelling, and Stiffness...In most cases, knee pain, swelling, and inflammation develop in the later stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The knee is the largest...
Tiny Wins...An article in the The New York Times caught my eye recently about the importance of accomplishing small tasks and goals in...reactions1comment
The RA Fun Never Stops? Here We Go Again......Well, here we are again, on the roller coaster. Now, I know what you are thinking... "Who doesn’t love a roller coaster?"...reactionscomments
My 81-Year-Long Journey with RA...I am Colleen Mae Lemkuil and I was diagnosed by Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, MN when I was around 60 as...reactions4comments
Forging Outside of Your Comfort Zone...As someone who has experienced joint pain and lived with rheumatoid arthritis for most of my life now, there is one consistent...reactions21comments
Community Polls: The Day-to-Day Impact of RA...At RheumatoidArthritis.net, we thrive on sharing diverse experiences and supporting each other through life with RA at any age and on any...reactions2comments
Fear is My Enemy...I’ve posted before about my multiple autoimmune issues and how life-changing they can be. I’m not sure that I’ve ever said out...reactions3comments
Ruxience and Shoulder Pain...Hi, here are my newest updates. I finally finished my second round of two infusions of Ruxience yesterday. This was my second...reactions17comments
How Those With RA Can Help the Newly Diagnosed...I have seen a lot of posts lately where people are asking for remedies for their RA pain, and that’s totally normal...reactions16comments
Celebrating JRA Unicorns...Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), impacts an estimated 300,000 children in the U.S. (about 1 in every...reactions65comments
Blood Tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis...When you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), your blood may show certain signs. Your doctor will look for these signs, or markers, when...
