Bones & Joints

RA Medication Beneficial To Treat OA?

Mar 28, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
Q. Would the rheumatoid arthritis drug hydroxychloroquine be beneficial to treat the osteoarthritis in my hands? A. While hydroxychloroquine was once thought to be beneficial for treating inflammatory osteoarthritis (OA), new findings presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress last year showed that the drug, when used for … Read More

Is Shingles Risk Higher with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Mar 25, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
Q. Does having rheumatoid arthritis increase my risk of getting shingles? A. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are two to three times more likely to develop shingles than people without RA. Shingles can occur in anyone who has had chickenpox, caused by the varicella zoster virus. After the chickenpox is gone, … Read More

Ignoring Joint Pain Can Make Matters Worse

Mar 24, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
Joint pain increases with age for many reasons, including lack of muscular strength, inflexibility, genetics, and damage from overuse or misuse. Joint pain is not something to be endured as a normal part of aging. It is a signal from the nervous system that something is wrong, and it should … Read More

Fight Back Against Acute Gout Attacks

Mar 24, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis and affects more than eight million adults. If you ever have it, you will never confuse it with regular joint pain. “It suddenly strikes like flicking on a light switch,” says rheumatologist Roy Altman, MD, a professor of med-icine at UCLA … Read More

Bone Health: Milk and Beyond

Mar 24, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
Osteoporosis is typically thought of as a woman’s concern but it also affects a lot of men. As many as one-half of postmenopausal women and one and five older men are at risk for osteoporosis-related fractures. The risk of this bone-thinning disease increases with age. At the time of menopause, … Read More

Lower Your Risk of Falls and Fractures

Mar 23, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
You don’t have to be 65 to fall and fracture an arm, leg, or hip, but one out of every three people 65 or older in the U.S. will suffer a fall this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And, falls are 50 percent more common … Read More

Bone Drug Ineffective for Improving Cognitive Function

Mar 23, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
The osteoporosis drug raloxifene (Evista) failed to improve memory and thinking skills in women with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 4, 2015, in the journal Neurology. Raloxifene mimics the effects of estrogen in the body, and it and similar drugs have attracted a great deal … Read More

Minimize Your Risk of Fractures

Mar 23, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
Hip fracture is a major cause of disability in women. A third of women over age 70 who fracture a hip will die in the subsequent year, usually of pulmonary or cardiac complications of bed rest, and many more will lose their independence as a result, so it’s absolutely critical … Read More

Six New Year’s Resolutions for Pain Relief

Mar 23, 2016 · · Bones & Joints
A new year means new resolutions. For arthritis patients—or anyone looking to be smarter about his or her health this year—we asked several Cleveland Clinic experts for their resolution recommendations to overcome pain and increase your function in 2016. Anchor yourself You know how it works: Too much stress prevents … Read More

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