Facts About Arthritis You Didn’t Know

Arthritis is a common condition that impacts more than 50 million adults in the United States. It is the most common cause of disability, accounting for more than 12 million lost workdays each year. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with arthritis recently, these facts will help you better understand – and hopefully manage – this condition. Arthritis is among the oldest-known human conditions Arthritis isn’t deadly, and it doesn’t decrease the quality of life substantially, as...

5 Facts You Need to Know About Joint Pain

Joints are the places on the body where two or more bones meet. Humans have three main types of joints: synovial, cartilaginous, and fibrous. Synovial joints are freely movable, meaning that they allow you to extend, rotate or pivot the bones to which they are connected. Some common examples of synovial joints are the knee, elbow, wrist, and knuckle joints. Cartilaginous and fibrous joints provide little to no range of motion; the fibers that connect the bones on your skull...

Pain Killing Medicines – An Update You Need to Know About

Whether for back pain, arthritis pain, headaches or general body aches, tens of millions of people use pain killing medications on a daily basis. Recent FDA concerns about the safety of certain pain killing medications focuses on the drugs Percocet and Vicodin, both of which contain acetaminophen plus either hydrocodone or oxycodone. Acetaminophen over-dose is currently the largest cause of liver failure in the United States. The FDA is concerned that people without realizing it may be using drugs like...