A new study has found that methotrexate, a widely available and affordable drug that’s usually prescribed as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, is effective at reducing the pain and ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting more than 32.5 million adults in the United States. Osteoarthritis is ...

When arthritis affects hand joints, daily activities can become difficult. Osteoarthritis of the hands usually occurs later in life, with specific joints often affected more than others. The joints ...

Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a Monash University and Alfred Health-led study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no ...

If one (or more) of your fingers feel sore and stiff throughout the day—and extra-tender at the moment you open your eyes in the morning—you could be dealing with osteoarthritis of the hands. For ...

Hand osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the joints of the hand. Its main symptoms are stiffness, swelling, and pain. Sometimes, bony nodules develop on the fingers at the middle joint ...

During their lifetime, one in two women and one in four men will experience hand osteoarthritis, a disabling condition that can result in pain, joint stiffness, functional limitations, and sometimes ...

DEAR DOCTOR: I was just diagnosed with erosive osteoarthritis. What can you tell me about it? I have it mainly in my hands and feet. DEAR READER: First, let's explain the most common form of arthritis ...

A new study presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP meeting shows that methotrexate stopped further damage to the hand joints and even perhaps improved bone remodeling in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of ...

PHILADELPHIA — Denosumab successfully induces structural modifications patients with active erosive hand osteoarthritis, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022. “Hand osteoarthritis is a ...

Heated mittens do not significantly improve hand function in patients with hand osteoarthritis, although they do improve hand pain and hand stiffness. Investigators conducted a randomised controlled ...