Some people want to get away from brutal winters; for others, high humidity is the enemy. Here’s what science and arthritis patients themselves say about how weather may impact disease.
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If you have osteoarthritis in the joints of your fingers, you could have what’s known as ‘inflammatory OA.’
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If you think gout is caused by an unhealthy diet or excess alcohol intake, you need to keep reading.
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In this fifth and final episode of ‘My Back Is Killing Me,’ the Joint Task Force brings in a rheumatologist to explain what’s really going on with the victim’s pain symptoms.
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Although Jed Finley was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis as a tween, he didn’t take it seriously until it starting stealing his ability to live his life fully, like making driving dangerous.
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In this first episode of ‘My Back Is Killing Me,’ a police officer and detective duo encounter a strange case of chronic back pain they need to solve ASAP.
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Roz’s father and one of her brothers had ankylosing spondylitis. But even as her pain persisted and spread throughout her body, doctors dismissed the idea that she could have it too.
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In this third episode of ‘My Back Is Killing Me,’ the Joint Task Force interrogates a back pain suspect lineup to help crack the case.
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Hannah Moskowitz’s pain, fever, and fatigue weren’t ‘textbook’ for an AS diagnosis. But she persevered until she and her doctors could figure out what was wrong.
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In this second episode of ‘My Back Is Killing Me,’ the Joint Task Force learns about all the back pain misdiagnoses the victim has encountered along the way.
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