Red light therapy is thought to work by going beyond the surface of the skin and helping to stimulate cells in our body, ...

Does anyone use compression socks when their feet swell? Does it help with the pain? How else do you manage swelling? Sign up for email from RheumatoidArthritis.net: I wear compression socks when my ...

For many people, holiday plans include some kind of travel. In addition to the ordinary stress and chaos of travel, many of us with rheumatoid arthritis also need to figure out how to travel with ...

On the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation website, Ailsa Bosworth wrote: “Something like 90 percent of people with rheumatoid arthritis experience pain and problems with their feet and footwear ...

As many of our community members know, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects everyone differently. The feet are one of the most common places where RA causes pain. When RA affects the joints of the foot, ...

I wake up with yellow crusties on my eyelids and a sticky residue. It’s not too different from pink eye, but less severe and harder to treat. Other than regularly washing the eyelids with warm water ...

As a newbie to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) community (although not a newbie to the chronic illness community), I truly had no idea about the treatment options when it came to RA. I was a little late ...

Fatigue is a symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that affects various aspects of life. RA fatigue is more than “just tired.” Why does RA fatigue happen? Believe it or not, many factors play a role in ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common type of arthritis. It is an autoimmune disorder, which means that the body attacks itself. It usually damages the joints and nearby tissue, leading to painful and ...

Research on disease-related fatigue has increased dramatically over the past few decades. While there are numerous surveys (over 250 identified by one group of researchers! 5) designed to measure ...

RA symptoms tend to occur in joints evenly on both sides of the body. 1 If left untreated, RA will destroy the joints. This can make it hard for a person with RA to carry out normal daily tasks and ...

Check out the latest updates from our community of members living with rheumatoid arthritis. Does anyone have recommendations on any certain brands of shoes that are stylish enough for the workplace, ...