What Triggers an Arthritis Flare?

For those of us who have have any type of arthritis, you’ve probably lived through a flare up. During this period of renewed, increased disease activity or worsening symptoms — a time when the medications you normally rely on to control your disease don’t seem to work. The causes of flares vary by disease — so let’s […]

Got Osteoarthritis? Drugs or surgery?

The diagnosis of Osteoarthritis is often delivered as a final decree. The generally accepted course is to manage the pain with oral anti-inflammatories until it’s time for orthopedic surgery. Failing that there are a host of organic lotions and breaking science potions, unimaginable injectables or new-fangled variations on light therapy all claiming to have been […]