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What Is Synovial Fluid Analysis?

Joint fluid analysis can reveal valuable information to your doctor. Joint fluid analysis is a diagnostic procedure used to determine the cause of joint swelling.

Facts About Methotrexate

Methotrexate is classified as a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Facts About Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, disabling, inflammatory type of arthritis.

Facts About Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. Most people know osteoarthritis involves wear and tear of the joints.

Facts About Lyme Disease

Arthritis and joint pain can occur during late stage Lyme disease. Learn how an infectious disease transmitted by a tick bite can lead to arthritis in some people.

Facts About Septic Arthritis

Septic arthritis is also known as infectious arthritis. Septic arthritis is an infection in a joint.

Facts About Facet Arthropathy

Facet arthropathy is caused by facet joints becoming arthritic and painful. Facet arthropathy can be a cause of back pain.

Facts About Sjogren's Syndrome

Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder which can be a primary condition or a secondary condition to another disease. Dry eyes and dry mouth are primary characteristics.

Facts About Lupus

Lupus is a complex disease which can be hard to diagnose. Symptoms of lupus can resemble other types of arthritis and rheumatic diseases.

Facts About Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by widespread muscular pain, fatigue, and tenderness. The cause of fibromyalgia remains largely unknown.

Facts About Scleroderma

Scleroderma is an autoimmune, connective tissue disease. Based on symptoms there are two broad classifications of scleroderma, diffuse and limited.

Facts About Raynaud's Phenomenon - Raynaud's Disease

Raynaud's phenomenon is an arthritis-related condition that occurs when blood vessels constrict. When it occurs as a primary condition, it is called Raynaud's disease.

Facts About Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis is primarily characterized by chronic inflammation of the spine and sacroiliac joints. Ankylosing spondylitis is also a systemic rheumatic disease.

Facts About Gout

Gout, one of the most painful types of arthritis, is associated with hyperuricemia. Learn more about the cause, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of gout.

Facts About Remicade

Remicade (infliximab) was the second TNF blocker approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It is administered intravenously by infusion.

Facts About Humira

Humira, generic drug name adalimumab, is a biologic drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and some other inflammatory types of arthritis.

Facts About Enbrel

Enbrel, generic drug name etanercept, is one of the TNF inhibitors used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory types of arthritis.

Psoriatic Arthritis - The Basics

Psoriatic arthritis is associated with the skin disease psoriasis and with the joint conditon arthritis.

MSM - Supplement for Arthritis

Several years ago, MSM was touted as a cure for arthritis. It's not a cure but how does MSM work to relieve arthritis?

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science.

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