Remember what it was like to walk without aches? Get that sensation again by taking your workout to the water. “Exercising in a pool provides nearly instant relief from pain and stiffness,” says Mary ...

By Linda Rath A majority of people with arthritis — around 80% by some estimates — have trouble sleeping. They might have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Most agree they hurt more ...

By Mary Anne Dunkin | June 10, 2022 Sometimes gout can be diagnosed based only on symptoms: intense, painful swelling in a single joint — often in the big toe — that subsides, only to show up again in ...

By Cat Perry Your knees are crucial joints, each held together by a durable but vulnerable network of stabilizing ligaments, tendons, cartilage and bones. Knee ligaments have the especially tough job ...

By Jill Tyrer Travis Salmon wasn’t the type to let a little ankle roll knock him out of the game. When he twisted his ankle playing basketball in high school and college, he did what was expected: He ...

By Linda Rath | April 30, 2024 If you have arthritis, you may be wary of exercise. The truth is physical activity is among the most uniformly successful of all arthritis treatments. Among other ...

Just because you’re at home, doesn’t mean you have to forgo your fitness routine. These everyday items can help keep you in shape and on track with your joint-friendly workout – no fancy gym equipment ...

Question: My wrists don’t hurt much anymore, but they feel very weak. How can I strengthen my wrists? Answer: The most important and effective strategy for strengthening wrists is to use your hands ...

By Alice Goodman | Updated April 8, 2022 Psoriatic arthritis is a complex disease that affects different patients in different ways, so it’s important that each patient work closely with their doctor ...

By Anthony Williams and Bryan D. Vargo July is Juvenile Arthritis (JA) Awareness Month and a time to elevate awareness about juvenile arthritis (JA) and other childhood rheumatic diseases. Together ...

Sit-to-Stands Each of these sit-to-stand exercises, provided by physical therapists from the American Physical Therapy Association, can improve your ability to get up from a chair, get in and out of ...

By Timothy Gower Pratfalls are played for laughs on TV, but trips and slips are no joke: Each year, falls send about 2.8 million Americans to emergency rooms, with 800,000 requiring a night or more in ...