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Understanding Arthritis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

The supplement SAMe has been shown in some studies to be as effective for osteoarthritis pain as NSAIDs. Fish oil has been shown to reduce inflamma...

What are NSAIDs for Arthritis?

All prescription NSAIDs have a warning that the medications may increase the chance of having a heart attack, stroke, and stomach bleeding. They al...

Inflammation

You might not have pain with an inflammatory disease, because many organs don’t have many pain-sensitive nerves. Treatment for inflammatory disease...

Septic Arthritis

These foreign invaders enter the bloodstream and infect the joint, causing inflammation and pain. In addition, previously damaged joints have an in...

Raynauds Disease and Raynauds Syndrome

Raynaud’s disease is when blood vessels in your fingers and toes temporarily overreact to low temperatures or stress. You might have changes to gen...

Psoriatic Arthritis

Other skin and nail changes are more likely with psoriatic arthritis. Where can psoriatic arthritis affect your body? PsA most often affects your s...

Polymyositis

Polymyositis is a type of muscle disease called an inflammatory myopathy. The symptoms of polymyositis are caused by inflammation in the muscles. T...

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis

Treatment with steroids -- usually in the form of prednisone -- is mandatory for temporal arteritis to prevent serious complications, such as blind...

What is Tenosynovitis?

Tendinitis is when something -- injury, illness, repeated motion -- inflames one of your tendons, the cords of tissue that hold muscle to bone. Ser...

What is Olecranon Bursitis?

Trauma: A hard blow to the elbow such as hitting it or falling on top of it could cause the bursa to swell. Too much pressure: Leaning your elbow a...

Pain Relief: How NSAIDs Work

NSAIDs -- or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- are among the most common pain relief medicines in the world. By blocking the Cox enzymes, NSA...

Exercise to Treat Arthritis

Although arthritis treatment usually includes medication, a tailored arthritis exercise program can help relieve pain and fatigue and preserve join...