Since publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for management of hand osteoarthritis (OA) in 2007 new evidence has emerged. The aim was to update these ...

Although Osteoarthritis of the fingers (OAF) is a very common form of OA and according to the epidemiological studies affects the 60% of the population, clinical studies concerning its treatment are ...

Arthritis in the fingers may be caused by many different types of arthritis including osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Arthritis symptoms affecting the ...

It typically comes on suddenly in middle-aged women, affecting the last (closest to the fingernail) and middle joints of the fingers. For someone unfamiliar with inflammatory osteoarthritis, it can ...

Knuckle cracking, a common habit, involves the formation of an air bubble in the synovial fluid of finger joints. While the ...

In people with osteoarthritis (OA), the 80-year-old therapy is most often used to treat join pain in the knees, fingers and thumbs. Most doctors who treat OA, however, use prolotherapy rarely, if at ...

Common causes of hands locking up include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's contracture, and trigger finger. These conditions can also cause pain, swelling, and ...

Aching knees, hips and hands are nothing new to those with Osteoarthritis, but a new study in Oklahoma focuses on the bloodstream with the hopes of finding out why some get it and others don’t.

Objectives Obesity is suggested to be a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (OA). This meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of knee OA in ...