Joint Pain/Arthritis News

Enzyme injections for bent fingers

Injections of an enzyme that breaks up collagen can unlock permanently curled fingers for people with a common disabling condition known as Dupuytren's contracture, a study shows.

Keep moving to ease joint pain

Like shocks in a car, cartilage provides a buffer, keeping the various bones in a human body from painfully jarring into each other during everyday activities.

Chinese herb helps for arthritis

The Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) proved more effective than the anti-inflammatory drug sulfasalazine in a study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Obesity: link to cartilage loss

Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.

Regular tipple cuts arthritis risk

Research has shown that alcohol cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%.

Gout ups heart risk in men

For men with risk factors for heart disease, having the arthritic condition gout may further boost their odds of dying from heart problems, a study suggests.

Swimming eases fibromyalgia pain

Swimming can significantly ease the debilitating pain of fibromyalgia, an ailment with no known cure, European researchers said.

Sweet drinks up gout risk

Consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fructose is strongly associated with increased risk of gout in men, a new study says.

Height linked to arthritis risk

Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in human height, a new study shows.

New diagnosis: 'text thumb'

A New Zealand student who sends up to 100 text messages a day on her mobile phone has been diagnosed with the country's first known case of texting tenosynovitis.