Arthritis Medical Reference
- Understanding Dupuytren's Contracture
Learn more from WebMD about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture, a condition in which tissue of the palm thickens and hardens, causing the fingers to curl.
- Avascular Necrosis (AVN or Osteonecrosis)
Avascular necrosis (AVN), also known as osteonecrosis, is a condition where bone tissue dies due to lack of blood supply. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of avascular necrosis at WebMD.
- Supplements for Arthritis and Joint Pain
Vitamins and supplements may help relieve joint pain. Learn more from the experts at WebMD.
- Swollen Joints (Joint Effusion)
The causes and treatments of swollen joints (joint effusion) and how to treat the pain and swelling.
- Caring for Your Joints
Tips to keep your joints strong and healthy.
- 5 Common Types of Arthritis
WebMD offers a brief introduction to the most common types of arthritis, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Heat and Cold Therapy for Arthritis Pain
WebMD explores the use of heat and cold therapies for treating arthritis pain.
- Septic Arthritis
WebMD provides an overview of septic arthritis, including common symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatments.
- Arthritis Creams, Salves, Gels, and Patches
Arthritis creams and patches may help relieve some types of arthritis pain and stiffness. Learn more from the experts at WebMD.
- Arthritis Footcare: It's in the Shoes
Arthritis footcare is "in the shoes."
- Using MRI to Diagnose Arthritis
MRI scanning is one tool used to diagnose and track the progression of arthritis. WebMD tells you more.
- Arthritis Drug Overview
Learn more from WebMD about various drugs used to treat arthritis, from NSAIDs to chemotherapy.
- Physical and Occupational Therapy for Arthritis
WebMD explains the roles physical and occupational therapy can play in relieving arthritis pain.
- Chemotherapy Drugs Used to Treat Arthritis
Learn more about the use of chemotherapy drugs to treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as arthritis.
- Reactive Arthritis
Reactive arthritis, formerly called Reiter's syndrome, affects young, sexually active men. Learn more from WebMD about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for this disease.
- Exercise to Treat Arthritis
WebMD describes the benefits of exercising with arthritis. Learn about range-of-motion, strengthening, endurance, and other types of exercise routines.
- Arthritis and X-Rays
WebMD tells you how X-rays are used to diagnose arthritis.
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
An overview of impingement syndrome, a form of inflammation in the shoulder.
- Radiofrequency Ablation for Arthritis Pain
Learn more from WebMD about radiofrequency ablation, a procedure used to treat arthritis pain.
- Acupuncture for Arthritis
WebMD examines acupuncture and how it is used to relieve arthritis and other chronic pain.
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis
WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis, both inflammatory conditions.
- NSAIDs: How safe are they?
Learn about the role that anti-inflammatory drugs -- also called NSAIDs -- can play in managing arthritis pain.
- Hip Replacement Surgery: What You Should Know
Arthritis often gets so bad that a hip becomes severely arthritic and needs to be replaced. Learn more from WebMD about hip replacement surgery, include risks and recovery.
- Scleroderma Diagnosis and Treatment
Learn about scleroderma diagnosis and treatments from the experts at WebMD.
- Scleroderma Symptoms
Learn about scleroderma symptoms from the experts at WebMD.
- What Are Gout and Pseudogout?
Gout was called “king’s disease” because it mostly hit wealthier men who ate and drank a lot. But anyone can get it. Learn about symptoms and treatments.
- Understanding Arthritis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Get the basics on arthritis diagnosis and treatment options from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Arthritis -- the Basics
Learn about the different types of arthritis from the experts at WebMD.
- Arthritis: Common Signs and Symptoms
Learn more about the symptoms of arthritis from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Lyme Disease -- Prevention
WebMD's tips on preventing Lyme disease.
- Inflammation
Inflammation is a process by which the body's immune system malfunctions. Find out more.
- Steroid Injections
WebMD looks at the role that steroid injections play in managing arthritis and other problems.
- Understanding Arthritis and Inflammation
WebMD explains the role of inflammation in arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
- Clinical Trials Guide for Arthritis Patients
If you have arthritis, learn more from WebMD about clinical trials and how you might benefit from research into treatments for the disease.