Muscle spasms in hands are common for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Get tips for prevention and easing hand pain.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis increased their leg muscle volume when treated with an anti-rheumatic drug, offering new hope for improved muscle health. Publishing in the prestigious journal, The ...

Understanding the type of arthritis, its causes, and management options is the first step toward living well with the condition.

Researchers have illustrated how inflammatory and systemic factors contribute to myopenia, sarcopenia, and cachexia in rheumatoid arthritis, driving musculoskeletal aging and increased morbidity.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who took tofacitinib for 6 months had increased lower limb and thigh muscle volume, a small prospective study found. “Tofacitinib is associated with an increase in ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects individuals across all ages and genders. While its most visible impact is on the joints, RA also contributes to accelerated ...

Discover strategies to manage fatigue from rheumatoid arthritis. Learn tips for controlling symptoms, boosting energy, and improving daily life effectively.

A prebiotic fiber supplement helped ease pain in people with knee arthritis, researchers recently reported in the journal Nutrients. The results suggest that improving gut health could be a new way to ...

A new study has found that a prebiotic fiber supplement reduced pain, improved grip strength, and lowered pain sensitivity in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA)—with far fewer dropouts than a ...

Podiatrists break down the latest findings.