You reach for your coffee mug in the morning and notice your fingers feel unusually stiff and achy. You shake your hands a bit, attribute it to sleeping in an odd position, and go about your day. But ...

Your hands do a lot of hard work. From typing and texting to chopping vegetables and taking care of others, it’s no wonder hand pain is so common—up to 40% of adults might develop hand arthritis in ...

If one (or more) of your fingers feel sore and stiff throughout the day—and extra-tender at the moment you open your eyes in the morning—you could be dealing with osteoarthritis of the hands. For ...

Your fingers are trying to tell you something, but you might be missing the message. Those subtle aches, occasional stiffness, and moments when your grip feels weaker than usual aren’t just signs of ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...

A regular exercise routine is an important part of any arthritis treatment plan. Exercises for arthritis can improve overall function and relieve symptoms such as pain, discomfort, and stiffness.

Pencil-in-cup sign is sometimes called pencil-in-cup change or deformity. It’s an abnormal change in one of the small hinge-like joints of your fingers or toes. It happens when new bone begins to grow ...

Cracking Knuckles: Find out from your doctor what effect cracking your fingers has on your hands, what effect it has on your bones, and whether it can cause arthritis or not. Cracking Knuckles Side ...

RA can affect more than your joints—here are the symptoms doctors say are often overlooked.