arthritis

  • Weight Management is Vital to Your Health

    In the past, experts thought that arthritis limited a person’s activity level, and that the management of a healthy weight was more difficult for those with the disease. It is true that when your joints are painful and you are unable to exercise and move freely, your weight may increase because you are unable to burn calories and maintain lean muscle mass. Although this is true, other connections between body weight and arthritis have been identified.

  • Fact or Myth: The Truths about Arthritis

    Myth: Once you have arthritis, you have it forever. There is really nothing you can do but grin and bear it.

  • The Most Common Types of Arthritis

    The term “arthritis” encompasses a large number of conditions, each with its unique symptoms and effects on the body.