I have read and heard first-hand accounts of RA flares being precipitated by periods of extreme stress. These are not scientifically documented instances. Rather, they are just stories shared by others on the web, and accounts by a few people I have talked to who do have RA.
One of the main causes of stress in our lives comes from difficult family relationships. A lot of us have at least one relative who is always in a "crisis". We have one of those in our family. This relative has called...
Last year, I wrote about research finding links between stress and depression and increased rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. Now, new... Read more »
People suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and other illnesses causing chronic pain often experience stress and are significantly more... Read more »
It’s still amazes me how Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect so many different aspects of my life. Here I am, many years after my... Read more »
Posture, both good and bad, absolutely can have an impact on osteoarthritis. How does bad posture affect osteoarthritis? Chronic bad... Read more »
When I began my blog, one of the topics I wrote about often was dating- or rather my lack of dating. Overwhelmed by my diagnosis and the... Read more »
Obviously, poorly controlled rheumatoid arthritis can lead to deformities of the joints, particularly the hands and feet. This in turn could lead to... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation (arth=joint,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Joint inflammationTreatmentThe goal of treatment is to reduce pain, improve function, and prevent further joint damage. The underlying cause cannot... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Hans Selye, M.D., a recognized expert in the field, has defined stress as a "nonspecific response of the body to a demand."Without stress, life would... Read more »
Veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be at greater risk of heart attacks as they age. Two new studies have found that... Read more »
Women and girls have a higher risk of developing arthritis. Nearly two thirds of all Americans with some form of arthritis are female. Women represent 74% of all cases of osteoarthritis alone. Osteoarthritis may run in families. A certain...
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