I’m amazed when I stop and think about how many “assistive devices” I now have in my life. I’m not talking about canes, crutches, or walkers (although I own all of those and have used then on occasion ...

I’ll be honest. I’ve been absent from writing for almost a year now. Why? I feel like I have been in an increasingly difficult battle with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, coronary artery spasm, ...

While there has been some research into the possible benefit of probiotics in people with RA, more research is still needed.

I don’t believe in coincidence. Karma, yes. Fate, yes. Coincidence, no. This is especially true in medicine. If you are trapped for hours in an airplane full of hacking, sneezing passengers, it’s ...

On the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation website, Ailsa Bosworth wrote: “Something like 90 percent of people with rheumatoid arthritis experience pain and problems with their feet and footwear ...

As many of our community members know, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects everyone differently. The feet are one of the most common places where RA causes pain. When RA affects the joints of the foot, ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease. If you’re one of the 1.5 million American adults with RA, you know that what you eat might affect how often or how extreme flare-ups are. Try ...

Lately, people have been asking a lot how I cope with RA and the host of adorable secondary conditions that come with it. Well, here’s my answer: I just do! Awesome! Talk soon. Hmmm, you’re still here ...

As many as a third of people with rheumatoid arthritis/rheumatoid disease (RA/RD) are diagnosed with what is called seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. 1 This means that rheumatoid factor is not ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term (chronic) autoimmune disease. Autoimmune means that your immune system begins to attack and damage healthy cells. Damage from RA can continue over time and ...

A diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) impacts more than just the person who receives it. Even if you have no personal experience living with a chronic illness, if your loved one has been diagnosed ...

Those of us who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to be quite familiar with the standard laundry list of symptoms associated with this condition, like pain, joint swelling, and fatigue. Living with ...