Bending your knees to climb the stairs. Moving your fingers to button a shirt. Swaying your hips to a favorite song. Most of us don’t give much thought to these simple movements, unless they start to ...

Psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are both forms of inflammatory arthritis. They both cause chronic swelling, stiffness, and pain in your joints. These distinct chronic inflammatory ...

Your skeleton has different types of joints. Find out how they help us move. The joints of the skeletal system help us move. We have more than one type of joint. Learn how these different joints ...

Joint pain can make it difficult to carry out basic tasks, from walking up the stairs to opening a jar and even typing. When it comes to the skeletal system, our joints have some of the most important ...

Arthritis and joint pain can deter many otherwise active older adults from exercising, especially strength training, which can put strain on wrists, hands and knees — common places for arthritis and ...

Chronic joint pain refers to discomfort in a joint that lasts for a prolonged period of time. A person may experience chronic joint pain due to many different reasons, such as arthritis, Still’s ...

Doctors can inject medications directly into a person’s joints to reduce pain and swelling, and increase range of motion. There are various types of injections, but only some are covered by medical ...