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Xarelto: A New Drug for New Joints

Each year hip and knee replacements give more than 1 million Americans an added spring in their step. Yet despite their success at restoring mobility, hip and knee replacement surgeries carry the risk of serious complications, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Now, hip and knee recipients can avoid postsurgical clots without undergoing painful injections thanks to a new drug, Xarelto. More...

Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia: Should You Try It?

If you have fibromyalgia and experience musculoskeletal pain, poor sleep quality and depression, you might try tai chi-- a martial art form combining meditation with slow, gentle, graceful movements. A small but important study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggests that tai chi may help relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia. More...

Tackling B Cells to Fight Lupus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own organs and tissues. The sites most commonly affected are the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels and brain. Although lupus has no cure, several promising new therapies are under investigation. More...

Does Complementary Medicine Work for Osteoarthritis? Here’s What We Know …

Many people with arthritis rely on complementary medicine, products and techniques used in combination with conventional treatments. For example, they may listen to soothing music or practice yoga. This is very different from alternative medicine, in which certain products and techniques are used instead of conventional medicine. More...

Research Report: Aquatic Exercise Aids Recovery After Knee Replacement

If you've had knee replacement surgery, a pool-based resistance-training program for rehabilitation may help increase your muscle power. More...

Advice to Help You Sleep Better with Fibromyalgia

A reader of our Arthritis White Paper asks: I have fibromyalgia and have been having trouble sleeping at night. Antidepressants have not helped. Are there any other alternatives? Here’s our advice … More...

In the Pipeline: DMOADs for Osteoarthritis

Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were a drug that could stop -- or at least slow -- the damage that osteoarthritis (OA) can inflict on your joints? This ideal medication would actually change the course of osteoarthritis, not just treat the symptoms. More...

If You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis: Watch What You Eat

A growing body of research suggests that if you have rheumatoid arthritis, what you eat or how you cook it may play a role in reducing -- or exacerbating -- inflammation and other symptoms. The good news is that simple dietary changes may improve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. More...

The Way Forward: Stopping Osteoarthritis in Its Tracks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently established the OARSI (Osteoarthritis Research Society International)-FDA Initiative. The major goals of OARSI are to reexamine the definition of osteoarthritis progression and determine the best ways to evaluate new drugs for prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis. More...

Not Ready for Knee Replacement? Osteotomy May Buy You Time

As osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee progresses, pain medication and heat and ice packs may no longer provide relief. But what if you're not ready for a knee replacement? A less intense procedure called osteotomy may buy you time. More...

How to Decide When the Time Is Right for Hip Replacement Surgery

When should a damaged hip be replaced? In this excerpt from our Special Report, Making the Right Decisions About Hip Replacement Surgery, Frank Frassica, M.D. answers this common – and important -- question. More...

Four Key Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis

In this excerpt from our Special Report, Treating and Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis, rheumatologist Dr. Joan Bathon explains the four distinguishing characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is autoimmune, inflammatory, chronic and systemic (meaning that it affects the whole body). More...

Treating Fibromyalgia Syndrome With Exercise

Getting up and moving is one of the keys to improving fibromyalgia syndrome. A lack of physical activity worsens symptoms because unconditioned muscles are more sensitive to pain. In addition, being sedentary often saps people of energy and can compromise their overall health. More...

The Challenge of Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Syndrome

In this excerpt from our special report, Understanding and Managing Fibromyalgia Syndrome, fibromyalgia specialist Dr. I. Jon Russell talks about the challenge of diagnosing fibromyalgia. More...

Should You Request a Gender-Specific Joint Prosthesis?

A reader asks: “I'm a 62-year-old woman and I need to have total knee replacement surgery. Will I have better results if I get a gender-specific prosthesis?” Here’s what we recommend. Despite the differences between knee anatomy in men and women, no study has ever shown that conventional knee replacement does not work as well in women as it does in men. An interesting study from Korea adds to that body of evidence. … More...

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