Improve your range of motion and increase your cardio while you safely sit during this seated workout that includes the hip hinge, leg lifts, the march and more. Maintain leg range of motion with ...

The first type of guilt parents and potential parents with arthritis may face is worry over the possibility of passing your diagnosis to your kids. I personally addressed this genetic guilt, in part, ...

While studying rheumatic diseases in children in the 1950s, physician and mathematician Alvan Feinstein observed a significant gap in distinguishing between benign and pathological heart murmurs. At ...

It’s tempting to huddle up on the sofa on cold winter days, but arthritis knows no season. A lack of activity can cause your joints to become stiff, so move it or lose it. Studies show that people ...

Some days arthritis simply won’t let you keep up with house chores, or go to a friend’s party, or pretend that everything is fine when it really isn’t. If that makes you feel guilty, ask yourself why ...

Back pain or neck pain can have many causes, among them osteoarthritis in the spine. Learn the symptoms and treatments available to find relief. Maybe you overdid it cleaning the house or sprucing up ...

Pratfalls are played for laughs on TV, but trips and slips are no joke: Each year, falls send about 2.8 million Americans to emergency rooms, with 800,000 requiring a night or more in the hospital.

Question: My wrists don’t hurt much anymore, but they feel very weak. How can I strengthen my wrists? Answer: The most important and effective strategy for strengthening wrists is to use your hands ...

Get a good stretch in your spine and help maintain flexibility with the marionette stretch. Stretch slowly, just until you feel a gentle stretch in your muscles. Gradually increase the depth of the ...

A majority of people with arthritis — around 80% by some estimates — have trouble sleeping. They might have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Most agree they hurt more after a bad ...

If the experts are right, a lot of people are in a state of chronic inflammation. This is different from acute inflammation, which causes pain and swelling when you twist an ankle or have a bad sinus ...

Chest and arms tight? Get a great stretch and improve posture with this chest-and-arm stretch exercise. Stretch slowly, just until you feel a gentle stretch in your muscles. Gradually increase the ...