I had never had of Rheumatoid Arthritis at that point, and I didn’t know what sort of doctor a rheumatologist was. I do now, however. I saw the doctor towards the end of April 2007 and sure enough within minutes; he told me I had some form of arthritis. He ordered some blood test...
Emily Muntel, an expert rheumatologist who has helped Nancy navigate rheumatoid arthritis in her fingers, feet, hands, and elbows. “My care team is big. I could give directions to people who are lost at UC,” said Nancy with a laugh. Nancy's journey at UC Health began in ...
support, advocacy, and resources. Their programming and services are free and they offer a ton of articles and first-person stories about various types of arthritis. CreakJoints is basically one-stop shopping for connecting with patients and experts in the joint-health space. ...
Through her writing and speaking, she builds a more accurate awareness of rheumatoid disease (RD) aka rheumatoid arthritis (RA) geared toward the public and medical community; creates ways to empower patients to advocate for improved diagnosis and treatment; and brings recognition and visibility to ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatic illness, Autoimmune diseases, Microbial infections, Inflammation, Toxins, Allergies, Immune dysfunctions, and Nutritional factors in healing. See Dr Irwin Stone’s Book: The Healing Factor Below, under “More Findings”, are many links to Vitamin C’s therapeutic-range...
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease affecting nearly 3-million Americans. Women are more than twice as likely to suffer. So what’s being done to help patients suffering from RA? Join Doctor Ara Dikranian, an MD with San Diego Arthritis Medical Clinic and Horizon Pharma, as he examines not on...
Why is rheumatoid arthritis two or three times commoner in women than men? A large case-control study from Sweden explores the influence of breast feeding and exposure to oral contraceptives but fails to find much in the way of explanation ( Ann Rheum Dis doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211620...
This is what the SWEFOT triallists found when they looked back at the 235 patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis they enrolled for a randomised trial ( Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2014, doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204986). It remains to be seen whether their multi-biomarker ...
Informed by Margaret Newman's theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness, this interpretive study described the life patterns of three women with rheumatoid arthritis as a process of expanding consciousness. The women's stories revealed transcendence of self-boundaries and personal transformation as new...
As humans, we’re hardwired for connection. Belonging to a community makes us feel safe and helps us thrive. But so often, living with rheumatoid arthritis (R…