Dear Dr. Donohue: The arthritis in my knees makes going up and down stairs a hardship. I met a man who told me he also had a bad knee, but the doctor gave him a shot of cortisone in the knee, and he now walks three miles a day.Dr. Paul Donohue...
In rheumatoid arthritis, the inflammation caused in joints is considered one of the most painful forms of arthritis. It can cause painful swelling in the hands, wrists, and knees. The tissue damage can result in long-lasting changes, and chronic pain, which often results in severe, acute pain...
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the most serious form affecting approximately 1.3 million Americans. According to the Arthritis Foundation, the onset of RA is usually middle age, but it often occurs in the 20s and 30s. It is described as an inflammation of the lining of the joints and can lead...
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Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects your joints and is the most common form of arthritis. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK Age- Osteoarthritis usually starts from the late 40s onwards. We don’t fully understand why it’s more common in older people, but it might be due to your...
Gout is a type of arthritis that occurs when there is a buildup of uric acid in the blood. Uric acid is a waste product that is normally excreted by the kidneys. However, in individuals with gout, the body either produces too much uric acid or does not excrete it properly. This leads...
Elevated levels of synovial fluid antibodies reactive with the small proteoglycans biglycan and decorin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or other join... OBJECTIVES: To determine whether patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) express humoral immunity to the small proteoglycans biglycan and decorin an...
Sociodemographic factors and the outcome of rheumatoid arthritis in young women. To investigate the impact of sociodemographic factors on the outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).A group of 138 women with RA of recent onset and a mean d... TP Vliet Vlieland,NA Buitenhuis,D Van Zeben,... -...
Diffuse Palpable Tendon Friction Rubs in a Patient with Seronegative Erosive Polyarthritis A 62-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and stroke presented with painful symmetrical swelling of his wrists, shoulders, knees, ankles, metacarpophalangeal (MCP), and proximal interphalangea...
A 49-year-old woman with a medical history of rheumatoid arthritis presented to the emergency room, with high fever and painful knees. In addition, she had had a mild headache for several days and some hearing loss over several months. We saw an ill patient with arthritis of both knees, ...