Find out why women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with the most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis. Most arthritic joint pain, such as hip, knee, and hand pain, is caused by osteoarthritis.
Doctors often tell us the best way to reduce knee arthritis pain is to lose weight. Why? Calculations show losing weight can take millions of pounds of pressure off the knees every year.
People with ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and other forms of spondyloarthritis may be at a higher risk for developing fibromyalgia.