rheumatoid disease awareness billboards

Rheumatoid Disease Awareness Expands

Kelly Young 18 Comments ,
Years ago, texts with my daughter MK prompted me to dream of billboards for rheumatoid disease awareness. Wouldn't it be incredible to lay out the truth for people to see as they just drove by? I have a huge surprise for you if you have just a moment for rheumatoid disease awareness memory lane. It’s #RheumDay—a...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more
RA Bone Mineral Density is another indicator of invisible illness in RA / RD

RA Bone Mineral Density Predicts Mortality

Kelly Young 4 Comments ,
RA bone mineral density may be another indicator of the mostly hidden disease activity of rheumatoid disease (RD). Investigators studying patients in Texas have made some landmark observations. RA bone mineral density may be associated with mortality A session at the most recent scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology explored how RA bone mineral density...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more
10 Perfect Gifts for Chronic Illness with Gift Guide

10 Perfect Gifts for Chronic Illness with Gift Guide

Kelly Young 5 Comments ,
Special gifts for chronic illness RA Warrior already has a popular gift guide: 21 Gifts for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis. But in the past couple of years, I’ve found and tried so many new things—several given to me by loved ones! So I’m choosing some of the best ones to recommend to you in this new...Continue reading      5 Comments » Read more
A Plateau in RA Treatment Progress?

A Plateau in RA Treatment Progress?

Kelly Young 8 Comments ,
A patient’s look at RA treatment progress In this provocative guest post, RA Warrior welcomes Dana Symons, who asks whether we’ve reached A Plateau in RA Treatment Progress. If you’re like me, you’ll wonder why other news outlets haven’t asked these questions. But first, Dana is the talent behind many RD awareness graphics provided by the...Continue reading      8 Comments » Read more
10 Ways I Know RA Is Not Your Fault

10 Ways I Know RA Is Not Your Fault

Kelly Young 13 Comments ,
RA is not your fault If you can’t avoid RA, then RA is not your fault… Media articles about rheumatoid disease (RD) / rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often imply that there are things people can do to either avoid getting the disease or to lower disease activity. Most of them present helpful tips to alleviate RA. From hand...Continue reading      13 Comments » Read more
rheumatoid arthritis problems book

Rheumatoid Arthritis Problems, Anyone?

Kelly Young 12 Comments ,
Two kinds of rheumatoid arthritis problems There are two kinds of rheumatoid arthritis problems. There are the ones caused directly by the disease—like fatigue, pain, or weakness. And then there are the problems that are caused by those—like not being able to play tennis or break dance anymore—or being chronically late. (Anyone else dealing with RA...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more
Opioids Chronic Pain

Opioids and Chronic Pain

Kelly Young 26 Comments ,
This is the second in a series on opioids & chronic pain. If you know someone with a painful chronic illness, please share this article. Opioids chronic pain debate: cause of epidemic or proper pain relief? In 2003, Nursing Times argued the evidence for treating “chronic non-malignant pain” with opioids (Chronic pain and opioids: dispelling myths and...Continue reading      26 Comments » Read more
Trigger Finger in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Trigger Finger in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 21 Comments ,
Trigger finger in rheumatoid arthritis / rheumatoid disease Trigger finger in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common visible effect of the disease. Fingers, to varying degrees, become stuck in a bent position, as in pulling a trigger. The joints are not actually fused when this occurs. But the tendons get caught in a tendon sheath (or...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more
What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain?

Kelly Young 22 Comments , ,
Why ask what causes rheumatoid arthritis pain? Today we answer a letter from a reader that raises key questions about living with rheumatoid disease (RD). Why is it so painful? Why doesn’t treatment take away pain? Why isn’t the pain dealt with? In part, the answer is found in another question: What causes rheumatoid arthritis pain? Until...Continue reading      22 Comments » Read more
Lessons in 8 Quotes from Doctor Strange

Lessons in 8 Quotes from Doctor Strange

Kelly Young 4 Comments , ,
Quotes from Doctor Strange, fitting for RD Recently I took my son Roo to see the 2016 Walt Disney movie Doctor Strange. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Doctor Stephen Strange is an uber-arrogant neurosurgeon who is psychologically crushed by losing the use of his hands in a horrific car accident. His journey to physical and...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more
Opioid Restrictions Versus Patient Needs

Opioid Restrictions Versus Patient Needs

Kelly Young 20 Comments , ,
The thinking behind recent opioid restrictions There are two sides to arguments behind recent efforts at opioid restrictions in the U.S. However one side has been dominant in the last couple of years. State and federal governments have enacted opioid restrictions in an attempt to reduce misuse of prescription medications. Options for patients with severe pain...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

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