I have rheumatoid arthritis and I receive cortisone shots periodically for pain and inflammation relief. They have been working great, I'm very happy that there is something that can treat my symptoms. The only worry I have is that my husband and I are thinking about having a baby. If cor...
On a more personal level, I have a hip injury from doing gymnastics for the better part of a decade. This injury has symptoms closely resembling those of arthritis. It can be debilitating and can limit me to bed rest for weeks, even months, at a time. The pain is so stabbing that I...
Relief from Joint Pain and Inflammation in the Neck and Back Facts and InformationThe facet joints are found in the spine, where they connect the backbones to each other. They allow the spine to bend and twist. Like a knee or hip, facet joints have cartilage between the bones and a ...
The Value of Animal Research To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "allthat is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing." One such cause now seeks to endbiomedical research because the theory t..