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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment, Work Disability and Employability

By Christine Miller Health Expert

The pain, fatigue and limited mobility associated with RA affect all parts of a persons' life, especially the ability to work productively. Several studies in the past few years have shown that people with Rheumatoid Arthritis tend to have a much higher rate of functional limitation in work activities, use more sick days than people without rheumatoid arthritis and have a high rate of unemployment due to disability.

 

Two studies published this month in the journal Arthritis Care & Research dis...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Orthopedic Surgery: The Forgotten Specialty In Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...of a surgery might be:   1. Will the surgery give pain relief?2. Will the surgery improve... Read more »

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The Promise of Actemra to Relieve Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...that showed its effectiveness in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid... Read more »

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Cod liver oil to replace NSAIDs?
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis to provide arthritis pain relief. However, long-term... Read more »

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What is the "Best" Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...treatment or combination of treatments should be used in rheumatoid arthritis. The honest... Read more »

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Exercise is Part of a Healthy Lifestyle for Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...Or is it fear?  Myth: Exercise impedes Joint Pain Relief  For decades, it was thought that... Read more »

Health Guide

Rheumatoid Arthritis in Young Women -- You've Come A Long Way
...Come a Long Way, Baby and leave a comment! Read all of Sara's Posts Visit The Single Gal's Guide to Rheumatoid Arthritis Read more »
Dating With Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain comic
...Buy My RA a Drink? and leave a comment! See all of Sara's comics Visit the Single Gal's Guide to Rheumatoid Arthritis   Read more »
New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...side effects are issues patients must consider. To read the story, visit WSJ, “New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis.” You will need a subscription to read the article. HealthCentral's RA... Read more »
Meet Cathee Mckeown
My name is Cathee and I am currently 35 yrs old. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 27. My introduction to RA was rather quick. In fact, I had actually never heard of RA when I went... Read more »
Rheumatoid Arthritis: The "Loser" Disease
...comment! Read all of Sara's Posts Visit The Single Gal's Guide to Read more »

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