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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Causes Of Sore Joints

Tips: How exercise helps arthritis pain

November 19, 2008
Experts say that even though arthritis causes pain, exercising sore joints can make a difference in patients' comfort level and function. In this article, doctors from the University of Virginia Health System offer a list of the benefits of exercise for people who suffer from this rheumatic disease. The list includes such benefits as reduced swelling, stronger cartilage and bone, and improved muscle strength. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Why Your Joints Are Stiff or Painful in the Morning
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...hear on an almost daily basis. In osteoarthritis, joints are commonly sore, stiff, and painful... Read more »

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Top 3 Arthritis Myths
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...makes me cringe more than hearing this one!  While joints will tend to show some wear-and-tear... Read more »

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Amazing Facts About Your Joints
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...if you don't understand it.  Understanding your joints and how they function helps you not only... Read more »

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Learning About Your Joints To Protect Them From Harm
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...if you don't understand it.  Understanding your joints and how they function helps you not only... Read more »

Health Guide

TMJ Overview: Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
TMJ is short for "Temporomandibular Joint" which is the jaw joint. Each person has two, one in front of each ear. It connects the lower and upper jaw bones and allows the joint to move up and down,... Read more »
New Osteoarthritis Medication Patented
...chemical compound nimesulide. The medication, which Panacea introduced in 2004, relieves the chronic joint pain that is a result of osteoarthritis, according to the company. Furthermore, the... Read more »
TMJ Diagnosis
...physician or dentist will examine the patient’s face and jaw for pain and tenderness, listen to the joint for noises, check the patient’s bite, and measure how far the jaw can open. The... Read more »
Referred Pain: Can it be treated by Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)?
Leg pain, arm pain, and even headaches can all be referred from the facet joints in the spine. These small joints connect each vertebral body. Like other joints in the body, the facet joints can wear... Read more »
Spondyloarthritis Symptoms and Causes
...goes and is worse at night, in the morning, or after inactivity.Back pain may begin in the sacroiliac joints (between the pelvis and the spine) and involve all or part of the spine.Pain may go... Read more »

Medications

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...TNF) found in the body's immune system that causes joint swelling and damage. Early treatment of... Read more »

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...thought to be caused by the immune system attacking the joints. Early treatment of... Read more »

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...TNF) found in the body's immune system that causes joint swelling and damage. Early treatment of... Read more »

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...itself and attacks the healthy tissues around the joints. Leflunomide helps to reduce the... Read more »

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...flu-like symptoms (e.g., fever, chills, tiredness, joint/muscle ache), or injection site... Read more »

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Assessing Arthritis
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Pain Isn?t Just a Symptom of Arthritis
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Medicine's Next Big Thing: Healing Brains and Bones
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ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Injuries to the brain can leave people paralyzed or brain damaged. Injuries to bones and joints can leave... Read summary »