Axial spondyloarthritis is certainly a mouthful, but it boils down to chronic, painful arthritis of the spine. A rheumatologist arms you with her best advice for treating this chronic arthritis.

Wolfe F and Michaud K (2007) Assessment of pain in rheumatoid arthritis: minimal clinically significant difference, predictors, and the effect of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy. J Rheumatol 34 ...

Is running a risk for knee OA? One cross-sectional study and two systematic reviews have recently addressed this question. The retrospective study included 2637 men and women aged 45–79 (mean 64 years ...

Chen, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with DISC Sports & Spine Center ... cartilage in your knee to wear out and cause pain, says Dr. Packer. Gout—inflammatory arthritis—can ...

Background The effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for osteoarthritis (OA) is still controversial. We investigated the effect of PRP injections in patients with knee OA based on ...

In patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain and dysfunction cause a reflex inhibition on the quadriceps femoral muscle, and quadriceps weakness could accelerate damage to knee cartilage.