A Quick Guide To Understanding Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is defined as any arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than 6 weeks in a child of 16 years of age or less. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of...
Neck Pain
Pain in the neck can be caused by irritation, inflammation, injury, or infection. Pain in the neck, shoulder, arm, hand or head “most” frequently results from irritation of cervical nerve roots in the region of the intervertebral foramen, encroachment of the vascular supply as it courses through...
Arthritis exercise - strengthening knees and back
Squat, if it can be done without discomfort, is a great exercise for people suffering from hip, knee and back arthritis. It doesn’t do anything to the actual arthritis, but will help to maintain physical fitness and functionality. Proper function of hip area is very important for pain...
Arthritis Pain May Involve an Allergic Reaction to Food
In at least some rheumatoid arthritis sufferers, the pain they
feel may be an allergic reaction to a common group of food
plants known as nightshades. Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers,
zucchini, and eggplants are members of the same group of plants
that has been implicated in arthritis pain.
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Arthritis supplements
While not everybody agrees that supplements are useful, there is quite a lot of anecdotal evidence to support them.
Couple of most hyped supplements for arthritis include glucosamine and chondroitin.
Glucosamine is an amino sugar that may have a major role in cartilage repair, it can also have...