Joints And Bones

In 2010, the Masters winner and number 2 ranked golfer in the world Phil Mickelson announced that he was being treated for psoriatic arthritis. To counter the effects of the condition, Mickelson began to adopt a healthier overall lifestyle…

Your susceptibility to osteoarthritis could all be in your genes, according to research. The degenerative joint condition is the most common form of arthritis, particularly affecting older women and also those who have suffered from a…

Do you know someone with rheumatoid arthritis? If you do, have you considered buying them a gift with their condition in mind? Sometimes when people we care about have debilitating conditions it can lead us to ignore it or not pay as much…

You probably know someone who has arthritis. It’s one of the most common health problems in the world, and while it is more famous as a condition that affects the wellness of older people it is actually common in every age bracket. It’s a…

Until now the drug abatacept would only be prescribed as a last chance for those whose wellbeing was crippled by rheumatoid arthritis, but now thousands of patients who are at a much earlier stage of the disease have been given new hope, as…

If you have osteoarthritis, arthroscopic surgery with debridement to "clean up" your arthritic knee is no more beneficial than having Advil or Tylenol and physical therapy. This is according to a new study in the New England Journal of…

Vitamin D is the ‘sunshine vitamin’. It’s known by this nickname because we can get all of our vitamin D needs from exposure to the sun. While this is fine in hot countries, it’s not so great in perpetually drizzling places like the UK.…

When you get older, your knee is often the culprit for alerting you that your wellness is not what it once was. Whether it’s stiffness, weakness or pain, the warning signs can occur at any time, and you know your body is not going to…

It’s common knowledge that getting enough exposure to sunlight is very important to the health of our bones. That’s thanks to the fact that sunlight allows our bodies to synthesise vitamin D, which is a nutrient that has been linked to…

If your wellness is affected by gouty arthritis, acupuncture is an effective treatment. This is according to a new meta-analysis of ten studies, covering over 850 test subjects, which revealed that acupuncture helped to improve patients’…

With medications, you might think that you get what you pay for, but when it comes to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) this may not be the case. This is according to a new study which found that cheaper anti-rheumatic drugs still treated RA…

Leg pain has a wide variety of causes, and many treatments are different depending on the cause of the pain. Make sure to talk to your doctor if you're experiencing leg pain so that you can discover its cause. Here are some effective leg…

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects your wellness by systemically targeting your immune system. At any age, the disease affects the wellbeing of multiple joints in your upper and lower limbs, but knees are one of the common joints affected by…

When you have arthritis, not only does it affect your wellness, but the chronic condition also has an impact on your loved ones. Physical limitations of stiffness and pain mean that your social life is affected, as well as your spouses’,…

Though anyone can develop osteoporosis, if you’re a woman, your wellbeing is more at risk to the brittle bone disease. Osteoporosis especially affects older women, as the lessening of oestrogen that comes from menopause, and even…

A clear link has now been proved between obesity and a type of arthritis known as osteoarthritis, which is linked to osteoporosis. This is thought to be down to systemic factors as well as a number of biomechanical factors. A leading…

Arthritis sufferers are always on the lookout for natural remedies to give them pain relief. There is no cure for the joint condition and all treatment focuses on simply managing the pain. Exercise is known to relieve the symptoms of…

Thanks to a potent new gene therapy technique, scientists are claiming that you can end your misery of arthritis pain and protect your joints from life-long wear and tear, using only a single injection. According to wellness experts, this…

A drug used to treat osteoporosis in women may no longer be prescribed for post-menopausal women in the US. A panel of the US Food & Drug Administration has advised following in the footsteps of the European Medicines Agency, which has…

Osteoporosis is a degenerative condition that is characterised by the thinning and weakening of the bones. It causes a huge number of problems especially as people get older. Of course, thinning bones is a natural part of the ageing…

A drug called Rituxan is offering hope to sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis. The drug, used in cancer treatment, is the latest weapon in medicine’s fight against the debilitating autoimmune disorder. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs when…

It has been announced by the government that from April, three new best practice tariffs for early inflammatory arthritis will pay hospitals more money if they are able to quickly diagnose and treat patients with new-onset forms of the…

It has been well documented over recent years that eating too much salt can be very bad for you. Salt has been linked the hardening of arteries and to raising blood pressure which can cause a wide range of problems for your wellness. Most…

The sun can get bad press. We know that getting too much unprotected exposure to the sun is bad for our skin and can increase the risk of cancer, but sunlight is also actually very important for our general health. In fact some new research…

Canadian doctors have warned that the wellbeing of seniors with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is at risk, as they are significantly more likely to develop serious infections that could be overlooked. RA is a serious inflammatory condition that…

It may seem counter-intuitive, but the correct amount and type of exercise can actually help rebuild and repair injured muscles. Now, that's not to say you should go out and run a marathon immediately after pulling your hamstring. When you…

You probably know someone who has had a knee replacement or a hip replacement. Even though they are quite intense and invasive surgeries they are increasingly common as a way to improve quality of life for people who have had problems in…

Back pain is a huge problem for many workers--and for small business owners. According to the American Chiropractic Association, 80 percent of Americans suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. The Bureau of Labor Statistics…

Last week, countries around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to empowering women, and taking a closer look at all aspects of their wellness. However, in this regard health care specialists had bad news to…

When knee osteoarthritis affects your wellbeing, it is a progressive and, currently incurable, condition, in which your knee’s cushioning cartilage is slowly and steadily lost. However, though you can’t stop knee osteoarthritis in its…