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Remaining Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 12, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments Communicating about RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis pain

Studying Remaining Pain In part one of this series on the role of pain in rheumatoid arthritis / disease, we learned that “Remaining pain” is a term for joint pain that patients experience despite treatment with DMARDs like methotrexate or Enbrel. Today we discuss a large study about Remaining Pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) / rheumatoid disease...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

The Role of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 10, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis pain

This is Part 1 in a series on the role of pain in rheumatoid arthritis / disease. What role does pain play in RA diagnosis? In disease assessment? In disease treatment? Let’s start with a history lesson… 2 kinds of medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) In 2009, we discussed the need to both treat rheumatoid disease and...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Curing Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice and Men

August 2, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 6 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis cure

Are we curing rheumatoid arthritis in mice? This post is in response to a comment from Robert about a new way for curing rheumatoid arthritis. He wrote: “A university in Switzerland has cured RA in mice, as of August 2014. Clinical trials in humans were due to start this year. Not a word since. [Link to...Continue reading 6 Comments » Read more

Joint Redness with Rheumatoid Arthritis

February 10, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Talking to doctors

Ever notice the way Rheumatoid Arthritis joint redness is depicted? Pictures of joint redness that are supposed to be Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have made me laugh out loud for years. Joint redness is often shown with a bright red touchup glow. Why do they paint the joints bright red like ketchup? Maybe they can’t find a picture...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Mortality

January 15, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments Death and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis mortality: 40% increased risk Investigators at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) recently found Rheumatoid arthritis mortality to be significantly increased. A 40 percent greater overall risk of death, especially death due to respiratory or cardiovascular causes, is discussed in BWH’s recent press release, Rheumatoid arthritis linked to increased risk of death, which describes...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

Can Potassium Reduce Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease?

November 25, 2015October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Could potassium reduce pain in rheumatoid disease? “Oral Potassium (K+) Reduces Pain in RA: A Randomized Active Control Study of Diet Based K+ Intervention” A poster presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting earlier this month described how potassium may be important in rheumatoid arthritis / disease. Researchers in India randomized 172 people...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

Chronic Pain vs. Recurrent Acute Pain in Rheumatoid Disease

November 26, 2014October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid arthritis pain, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

An honest examination shows pain related to rheumatoid disease may frequently be better described as recurrent acute pain than classic chronic pain. Is “chronic pain” the right way to describe Rheumatoid Disease pain? According to the National Institutes of Health, chronic pain is “any pain lasting more than 12 weeks. Whereas acute pain is a normal sensation...Continue reading 28 Comments » Read more