How to Boost Your Immune System

How to Boost Your Immune System

Arthritis and your immune system are connected. Inflammation can trigger autoimmune responses from your body. What is meant to help heal your body may actually damage it and worsen the pain symptoms. Joint inflammation causes pain, redness, weakness, and stiffness...
How Does Arthritis Affect Posture & Gait?

How Does Arthritis Affect Posture & Gait?

Having arthritis in the back, hips, knees, and ankles can mess one’s posture and gait. It can make standing straight and walking quite difficult. What is a Gait and How Does Arthritis Affect It? There are two phases of a gait – the stance phase and the...
How Does Arthritis Affect Weight Gain?

How Does Arthritis Affect Weight Gain?

When it comes to arthritis, managing a healthy weight is one of the most important things you can do. Excess weight puts added stress on joints, causing pain and worsening cartilage damage. Even being 10 pounds overweight increases force on your knees by 30-40 pounds...
How Does Arthritis Affect the Immune System?

How Does Arthritis Affect the Immune System?

,,Chronic pain can cause so many frustrations for people. Aching, burning, discomfort, limited mobility, emotional frustration, all of these are side effects of chronic pain. Chronic pain is a worldwide problem and the most common disability in the United States....
How Does Sleep Affect Arthritis Pain?

How Does Sleep Affect Arthritis Pain?

Approximately 80% of people with arthritis have trouble sleeping at night. Achy and stiff joints make getting comfortable nearly impossible and staying asleep can be a challenge. While it is easy to blame the lack of sleep on arthritis pain, research finds that the...