DISH is a type of arthritis that affects the tendons and ligaments around your spine. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a type of arthritis that affects tendons and ligaments, mainly ...

On Jan. 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) directed recipients of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding to immediately stop all Department-funded ...

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 ...

Growing up with childhood arthritis, this Walk to Cure Arthritis national honoree and her mom talk about the realities so many young people with JA and their families face. Wanting to be supportive of ...

As a Walk to Cure Arthritis national honoree, Mary Jo McBride is speaking up and spreading arthritis awareness for herself and millions of others in the community. Inspired by the mantra, “Do it for ...

Living with juvenile arthritis since she was a toddler has taught this Walk to Cure Arthritis national honoree and her family courage, resilience and commitment. Kiana has never known life without the ...

Lisa Reinstein is divorced with no children but her family spans three continents and 10,025 miles, stretching from England to Saudi Arabia to Northeastern Virginia. And it’s growing larger by the ...

Get more information about treatment goals for inflammatory arthritis, which includes both pain management and the prevention of joint and organ damage. Learn how a physical therapist can help develop ...

The joint is surrounded by soft tissue called the synovial membrane, which produces a fluid that acts like oil in an engine, allowing your bones to move past one another more smoothly. Physical ...

The National Gathering is a truly life changing event for adults living with arthritis and rheumatic diseases. It’s a weekend filled with both professional and volunteer led sessions on a variety of ...

MAS is a seriouscondition that occurs in about 10 percent of children with SJIA “A massive inflammatory response that overwhelms the whole body.” That’s how doctors describe macrophage activation ...

Learn to break the cycle of chronic pain and negative emotions. Although it may feel like it’s coming from your joints, pain – particularly the chronic pain common to arthritis – is also an expression ...