Nathan Wei, MD FACP FACR is a rheumatologist and Director of the Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. For more info: Arthritis Treatment
Many people with arthritis don’t exercise The reasons they give range from being too tired to not having enough time or not knowing how or not having access to a gym
Psoriatic arthritis (PSa) is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis
It is defined as a “unique inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic, progressive, autoimmune disease that preferentially attacks the joints Because it is a systemic condition, it may also affect the eyes, skin, lungs, blood, and central nervous system
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and the leading cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain and limited mobility in older people worldwide
It is a disease that causes cartilage in weight-bearing areas such as the neck, low back, hips, knees, and the base of the thumbs to deteriorate and wear away
Many people with arthritis don’t exercise The reasons they give range from being too tried to not having enough time or not knowing how or not having access to a gym
Patients with inflammatory types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis often have shoulder problems However, more often than not, a patient presenting with shoulder pain to the rheumatologist will have another reason besides the arthritis for the discomfort they are feeling
The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) starts with a careful history and physical examination Answers to questions such as:
•How did the symptoms begin
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting anywhere from 30 to 50 million Americans It is a disease that is due to disordered metabolism in cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones within a joint
Osteonecrosis, also called avascular necrosis (AVN), is a disorder in which bone cells suffer from a lack of oxygen and nutrients because of decreased blood flow The bone subsequently dies leading to pain and collapse of the bone