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From the foods you eat to the way you text, here are some everyday habits that you may not realize could be affecting your rheumatoid arthritis symptoms—and how to tweak them to start feeling better.
By Susan Jara
When you have a chronic illness like arthritis that causes pain and fatigue, chances are you spend a lot of time in your bedroom. Here are tips for a safer and more comfortable bedroom to help you sleep better and have less pain.
Icing or heating joints can provide pain relief and reduce swelling. But knowing whether to go cold or hot — and knowing how to use each form of ‘thermal therapy’ — can be tricky.
Treating a rheumatic disease like rheumatoid arthritis can require a lot of trial and error, which makes treatment guidelines like those from the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) so important. The guidelines are rooted in the latest scientific research, but Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, MPH, Associate Director of Patient-Centered Research at the Global Healthy Living Foundation, reassures patients that their experiences play an important part too.
“It's not a compliment,” CreakyJoints user Rachel M. said of being told she doesn’t look sick. “It's heard as an undermining of the fact that I feel like poop. The reality is that I'm in pain and exhausted every single day.” In our Arthritis Awareness Month campaign that sought to raise awareness of the challenges of living with invisible illnesses, one theme emerged over and over. Telling people with arthritis and other chronic illness that they don’t look sick invalidates and undermines how they feel.
The American College of Rheumatology’s updated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment guidelines emphasize treating newly diagnosed patients with methotrexate first, and managing using a “treat-to-target” approach to help patients reach treatment goals.
“Moving with rheumatoid arthritis was as challenging as I expected it to be, but it was also rewarding in ways I didn’t expect,” says rheumatoid arthritis patient Eileen Davidson.
In a new study, researchers found that having at least one comorbidity is associated with an increased risk for disabilities and decrease in patients’ quality of life.
Recent advances in rheumatoid arthritis treatment have made it possible to slow the disease’s progression and, in turn, reduce the risk of other inflammatory-related problems, like heart disease and dementia.
By Susan Jara
From stretching before your workout to sitting while you do arm exercises, here are some ways to reduce arthritis pain and discomfort during exercise.
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