Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a new study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no effective treatment. The paper ...

A new study has found that methotrexate, a widely available and affordable drug that’s usually prescribed as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, is effective at reducing the pain and ...

Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Regular exercise can ease your joint pain, improve flexibility, and ...

The old chemotherapy drug has long been used to treat certain cancers, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Overall, pain improved twice as much with methotrexate as it did without the drug, the study ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting more than 32.5 million adults in the United States. Osteoarthritis is ...

When arthritis affects hand joints, daily activities can become difficult. Osteoarthritis of the hands usually occurs later in life, with specific joints often affected more than others. The joints ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prolonged morning stiffness is frequent in patients with hand OA. Patients with prolonged stiffness report more ...

Hand osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the joints of the hand. Its main symptoms are stiffness, swelling, and pain. Sometimes, bony nodules develop on the fingers at the middle joint ...

During their lifetime, one in two women and one in four men will experience hand osteoarthritis, a disabling condition that can result in pain, joint stiffness, functional limitations, and sometimes ...

What Are Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are common types of arthritis. Both cause pain and joint damage, but they’re different diseases. RA ...

Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a Monash University and Alfred Health-led study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no ...

Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a Monash University and Alfred Health-led study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no ...