RA After Child Birth...The added weight of your growing baby, as well as the weight you gain during your pregnancy, will place an increased demand on your joints, bones... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for later
Early Morning Exercise for the Late Nighter...Whether it be a certain amount of hours spent exercising or stretching, calories burned, weight lost, and so on, track your performance and progress.... By Michael Booth5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
10 Green and Red Fruits & Veggies to Eat When You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis...Celery is available year-round, has a long shelf life, and is very low in calories, which makes it an ideal food for weight control.... By Melissa Halas-Liang7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Losing Again...weight loss plan work even better.... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
A Weighted Blanket is an RA Must-Have...of my body weight.... By Janeil Whitworth3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Your Incredible Shrinking Wren...journey when the body simply refuses to let go of any more weight) sets in.... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Heavy or Light? The Everyday Question of Hand Grip...The added weight made it more solid in my hand so I a) was not grasping so hard but b) I had a better handle on it.... By Monica Y. Sengupta2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Pillow Placement...This one stays behind my head most of the night. I have 2 husk pillows that have some weight to them.... By Monica Y. Sengupta2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
No Pain, No Gain?...We’ve all heard the sayings designed to motivate people to physical achievements: “No pain, no gain.” “Pain is weakness leaving the body.”... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Taking Charge...But my weight still appalled me. I’ll be honest here: I’m obese. I weigh 60 pounds more than I should for my height and frame.... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Don't Stress Your Next Flare...A doctor once told me that the spondylitis body is always in “Fight for Flight.”... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Rheumatoid Disease and Dementia: Is There a Link?...Walk or train with light weights, and gradually increase distance, speed, and resistance/weight.... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The Weight of the World...For me, the discomfort is evident in the large weight bearing joints in particular, namely shoulders and hips and knees. Especially my shoulders. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
To The Forgotten Joints of RA.......Just like you at trivia night, now that I’ve said it you are going “I totally knew that.” Why? Because it’s obvious once you think about it... By Daniel Malito5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments28 comments
160 Down, 20 to Go...try to lose the weight. ... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Only as Strong as My Weakest Joint...If my muscles need more work, I can do more lying down or without weight-bearing.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Updating Goals for 2019...It really helps to keep track when I am working on weight loss. Hoping to make more progress on weight management this year.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
There Is No Secondary Gain in Chronic Pain ...Secondary gain is a psychoanalytic term for the advantages someone with pain has because of their chronic pain.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Darkness Into Light...With anxiety and depression, you are often enveloped in a heavy, hopeless weight of darkness.... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments