Dec 18, 2023 · A neutral shoe is one that doesn’t correct for over or underpronation. “They offer good shock absorption and cushioning that people with arthritis can benefit from,” says Jacqueline Sutera, DPM, a podiatrist at Hackensack University Medical Center and owner of …

Make steps count for you. There’s no science that says 10,000 steps should be the ultimate goal. One study found women who averaged 4,400 steps per day had a 41% lower mortality rate than the least active women, and benefits maxed out at 7,500 steps.

Once all these phases of clinical trials have been completed, an application to the regulatory agency (the FDA in the U.S.) is submitted. The FDA decides whether to approve the treatment for use in patients with the illness the drug was tested on.

Find out how physical therapy can help relieve pain and other symptoms of hip arthritis. Learn which exercises are the safest and most effective for hip pain. If hip pain and stiffness make it difficult to go about your daily activities or even sleep at night, a program of physical activity and ...

Flare triggers are different for different types of arthritis. If you have any type of arthritis, you’ve probably lived through a flare, or flare-up. A flare is a period of increased disease activity or worsening symptoms — a time when the medications you normally rely on …

Mar 1, 2023 · By Linda Rath | Updated March 1, 2023 Turmeric has moved to the top of the healthy food chain. The 4,000-year-old staple of Southeast Asian cooking is showing up everywhere, including ballpark snacks and Starbucks lattes.

There’s no denying it, weather and climate can have a significant effect on arthritis and painful joints. Many report that humidity, along with other factors such as temperature and weather changes and weather patterns, increase joint pain or trigger arthritis flares.

By Linda Rath | April 12, 2023 The American College of Rheumatology and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons have proposed a new guideline about the best time for total hip and knee replacement surgery for patients with advanced osteoarthritis or osteonecrosis, a serious condition that can lead to the death of bone tissue.

By Linda Rath | Sept. 23, 2022 Billions of dollars spent in arthritis research annually in the U.S. — an estimated $9 billion on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) alone — have led to many new treatments and significant advances in the last 30 years. There still is no cure, but the Arthritis Foundation is committed to advancing research to discover more and better treatments — and cures for the ...

Learn about 5 procedures used to treat joint damage and pain caused by thumb arthritis. Most activities that involve grasping or pinching are possible because of the thumb’s remarkable range of motion. But dexterity comes at a price – an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA) in the first ...