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• When Your Polymyalgia Rheumatica Gets Worse About half of people with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) relapse. Here are options if it happens to you.
• Side Effects of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Treatment Treatments for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) can have many side effects, but there are ways to control them. Here’s what to be alert for.
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treatment Plan Finding the right medicine and dose – and sticking with it – are the keys to managing polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) pain and getting back to your daily life.
• Pain Management For Polymyalgia Rheumatica Steroids are the main treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica, but they may not be enough to ease the pain. Here’s what you can do to add to your treatment plan.
• What to Know About Supplements for Gout Have you been diagnosed with gout and wondered if supplements will improve it? Read our guide to find out.
• What Is Scapholunate Advanced Collapse (SLAC Wrist)? SLAC wrist is a painful wrist condition. Learn about symptoms, causes, and treatment options available today.
• Best Exercises for Shoulders with Arthritis Exercising can help you relieve arthritis pain. Learn the best exercises for shoulders with arthritis, how to get started, and how to maintain your range of motion.
• What Is Kienbock’s Disease? Kienbock’s disease is when the blood supply to one of the small wrist bones is interrupted. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.
• What to Know About Research for a Lyme Disease Vaccine Pfizer and Valneva have developed vaccine candidates for Lyme disease. Do they work? What does the research say? Find your answers here.
• What Is a Cheilectomy? Learn what a cheilectomy is. Discover whether or not you need one, what they are like, and the recovery time.
• Remedies for Arthritis Arthritis refers to pain and inflammation in one or several joints in the body. Learn more about arthritis, remedies to manage your condition, and when to see a doctor.
• Causes of Morning Stiffness Your joints can feel achy and stiff in the morning for lots of different reasons. Find out what they are, and when you should see a doctor.
• Back Pain? When to See a Doctor Almost everyone has back pain from time to time. Learn more about what can cause it and when you need to see a doctor.
• Conditions That Can Seem Like Ankylosing Spondylitis With common symptoms like pain in the low back, neck, and shoulders, it’s possible to confuse this rare type of arthritis with other similar conditions. Learn other issues your doctor will need to rule out.
• Still's Disease Still’s disease is a rare form of juvenile arthritis. Find out more about its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
• Adult-Onset Still's Disease Adult-onset Still’s disease is a rare form of arthritis that causes fever, rash, and joint pain. Learn more about its symptoms, treatment, and outlook.
• Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Familial Mediterranean fever is a rare genetic disease that often first appears in childhood as recurring fevers. Find out who’s at higher risk for FMF, how to treat it, and how to prevent serious complications.
• Bone Marrow Edema When fluid builds up in your bone marrow, that's bone marrow edema. Injuries or arthritis are common links.
• Essential Oils for Knee and Joint Pain Learn how essential oils, like eucalyptus and lavender, might help ease knee and joint pain.
• Acupuncture for Joint Pain Relief Can acupuncture help joint pain from arthritis and other conditions? Find out what the science says and what to expect if you try it.
• Prednisone for Arthritis: A Comprehensive Guide Prednisone is a medication in a class of drugs called corticosteroids. You might hear your doctor call them glucocorticoids. Corticosteroids are manmade drugs that mimic a hormone your body makes naturally called cortisol.
• Elbow Arthritis Are you having pain in one or both elbows? Find out what the signs are that it might be a form of arthritis.
• Inflammatory Rheumatism: Symptoms, Types, and Treatments What does it mean when someone talks about inflammatory rheumatism? What is it? Are there different types? What are the symptoms and treatments?
• Rheumatoid Arthritis vs. Gout: How to Know the Difference Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gout have a lot in common. Doctors consider them types of arthritis. That means that both cause swelling, pain, and stiffness in joints. But there are important differences between them, too.
• Spine Anatomy The bones of your spine curve and flex to support your whole body. But the spine’s joints can get inflamed from diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis. Learn more about your spine.
• Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis causes inflammation in the spine, which can lead to back pain. Learn what causes this type of arthritis, how it's treated, and what to expect.
• Tenosynovitis Learn about tenosynovitis, a painful condition in which the sheath that holds a tendon becomes inflamed.
• Synovial Fluid and Synovial Fluid Analysis Learn why your doctor might order a synovial fluid test and what it can reveal about your joints.
• Shoulder Replacement Surgery: What to Know Are you scheduled to have shoulder replacement surgery? Here's what you need to know.
• Gout and Diabetes What’s the link between gout and diabetes? Here’s what you need to know about these two related diseases.
• What Causes Gout Flare-Ups? If you have gout, you need to know the triggers. Learn how to avoid the foods, medications, and other things that cause flares.
• What Is Facet Arthrosis? Find out what you need to know about facet arthrosis, and discover how it may affect health.
• What to Know About Thumb Arthritis What causes arthritis in your thumb? Your thumb joints are more likely to develop osteoarthritis and may require treatment.
• Raynaud’s Disease and Raynaud’s Syndrome Do your fingers and toes go numb easily? It might be more than just the cold. Learn more about a condition called Raynaud's disease and what you can do if you have it.
• What Are the Types of Spondyloarthropathies? Spondyloarthropathies are a arthritis-related conditions that strike your spine and the connective tissues of your bones.
• How Do I Know If I Have Lyme Disease? Some tests check for Lyme disease, but they’re not precise. Because of that, your symptoms and the time you spend outdoors are key to a diagnosis.
• How to Avoid Ticks When You're Pregnant Chemicals like DEET can keep ticks away. But is it safe to use when you’re pregnant?
• How Do I Know If I Have Gout? Gout is a painful condition caused by uric acid buildup in the joints. Symptoms can mimic other disorders, so it’s important to be sure that it’s gout.
• What Is the Gout Diet? The foods and drinks you have can affect your gout flare-ups. Learn more about which foods to avoid, and which low-purine foods to make a bigger part of your diet.
• Which Medicines Treat Gout? Gout is painful inflammation of the joints caused by too much uric acid. The good news is that it can be treated with medicines.
• Gout Symptoms: What You Should Know to Ease the Pain Could you have gout? Learn more about the symptoms of this condition and the things you can do to ease the pain.
• What Is Arthroscopy? Arthroscopy is a popular form of joint surgery that offers quick recovery. Learn why doctors might choose this procedure and what you can expect if you have it.
• What Is Gout? What Causes It? Gout can cause serious pain in your big toe, or in other joints, and it can last for days. Learn more about this condition and what causes it.
• What Is an Arthrogram? An arthrogram is a type of imaging that can reveal hard-to-find problems in your joints. Learn how it works, when you might need it, and how to get ready for it.
• What Is a Uric Acid Blood Test? High levels or uric acid, one of the body’s waste products, can be a sign of gout or kidney stones. Learn what a uric acid blood test tells you, how it’s done, and what the results mean.
• What Is Olecranon Bursitis? Olecranon bursitis is when the sac between your elbow bone and your skin gets swollen. This could result in a golf-ball sized lump on the tip of your elbow, which could look like cartoon Popeye’s elbow.
• Baker’s Cyst If you have a painful lump behind your knee, you could have a Baker’s cyst – also known as a popliteal cyst. Learn more about what it is, what causes it, and what your treatment options are.
• Polymyositis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Polymyositis is an autoimmune disorder that causes severe muscle weakness in adults. Learn about the causes and other symptoms.
• Cortisone Shot WebMD explains the use of cortisone injection treatment for inflammation and possible side effects.