3 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland 4 Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland Background: Prevalence and ...

Stiff hands in the morning are a common sign of osteoarthritis (also known as "wear-and-tear arthritis) but can be caused by other conditions as well. These include autoimmune forms of arthritis ...

We’ll discuss the distinct traits of psoriatic arthritis in Black patients, and the various environmental and genetic factors ...

A swollen finger can result from an injury, infection, or underlying health condition. Your hands and fingers can also swell ...

This photo shows evidence of damage caused by long-term rheumatoid arthritis which was present before the newer anti-arthritic drugs became widely available. In addition to disease-modifying drugs, ...

Question: What is inflammatory osteoarthritis? Is this different from "regular" osteoarthritis? Answer: For most people familiar with osteoarthritis (OA), the term “inflammatory osteoarthritis” sounds ...

Objectives: To determine whether joints affected by gout are also affected by osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: A postal questionnaire was sent to all adults aged over 30 years registered with two general ...

Learn how ring splints help provide stability and improve alignment in the finger joints for people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. If you have pain or trouble moving your fingers due to ...

If you feel pain and stiffness in your body or have trouble moving around, you might have arthritis. Most kinds of arthritis cause pain and swelling in your joints. Joints are places where two bones ...

Osteoarthritis of the hands is a common, age related joint disease that primarily affects the first carpometacarpal and distal interphalangeal joints of the second to fifth fingers. 1 Symptomatic hand ...