Trusted Information for Arthritis Relief

Arthritis-health is an expanding library of information created to help patients and caregivers become better informed about arthritis, especially the options for treating and managing arthritis pain and symptoms. The site features current content written and peer-reviewed by medical professionals with arthritis expertise. Learn more through our original articles, animated videos and expert interviews, and a glossary of arthritis-related definitions.

Accurate, In-depth, and Unbiased Information You Can Trust to Help Relieve Arthritis Pain.

• Bursitis Guide
  Inflammation and damage to a bursa sac can cause similar symptoms to arthritis or lead to joint damage. Pain and inflammation from bursitis occurs most often in the knee, shoulder, elbow, or hip.
  
  
• Shoulder Anatomy
  The shoulder joint has flexibility and strength, but is also prone to damage. Pain in the shoulder may come from arthritis or from another condition affecting the muscles, ligaments, or tendons that make up and support this joint.
  
  
• What is Shoulder Osteoarthritis?
  Even moderate shoulder osteoarthritis can be extremely painful and debilitating, as the damaged or missing cartilage in the shoulder joint allows friction between bones. The friction in turn causes shoulder pain, stiffness, and difficulty functioning in everyday activities.