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.
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Clinical psychologist Laurie Ferguson, PhD, Director of Education Development at the Global Healthy Living Foundation, provides tips on dealing with people who may single you out for continuing to wear a mask in public.
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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.
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As places reopen and face mask requirements are lifted, immunocompromised patients have concerns about resuming their usual activities — but the doctor’s office is still one of the safest places to be.
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Learn the research updates and medical news for rheumatic diseases from the European Congress of Rheumatology 2021.
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“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.
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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.
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People with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis were five times more likely to develop severe psoriasis compared to those who have mild plaque psoriasis, a new study found.
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New research shows that biologic medications can slow the progression of sacroiliac joint damage in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients, but it can take more than two years to see the benefits.
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Ever since I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis almost a decade ago, I’ve wanted to make the disease a household name. The fact that President Biden is talking about how it has affected his son can only help.
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