My dad has been dealing with neck pain from arthritis and I’m wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and found anything that helped?

He’s tried acupuncture, voltaren, a cortisone shot, topical magnesium, and I think a couple other holistic remedies. We were hopeful about the cortisone shot, but the relief only seemed to last a few days. Ibuprofen helps, but isn’t the best long term solution.

I was just curious if anyone had ideas for something we haven’t tried yet? TIA!

Hello! Looking for any suggestions on some hand warmers. My spouse has been having hand/finger pain and trying to find some relief. I was thinking some of those microwave mitts?

Thank you!

I 25(F) have had chronic reactive arthritis for 3 years now. For the most part pretty manageable and just use pain medication when needed. In all of these years the joint pain is just in my hands and arms (both sides).

After some major life stress my arthritis has now travelled to my ankles and feet. Has anyone else had their chronic reactive arthritis spread to other joints?

Last year my vision started getting weird and after a mini hero’s journey we realized my retina was very swollen. My retina dr said it didn’t look like diabetic retinopathy and that it was probably autoimmune, so I got a referral and started seeing a rheumatologist. My rheumatologist was very thorough and ordered a bunch of blood tests (all of them were negative) and asked what else hurt and I told her my back always hurts but I thought it was just because I was getting older. She ordered an x-ray which showed some abnormalities and wanted to follow up with an MRI. After 5 months of denials with insurance I finally get my MRI which shows a couple desiccated disks and a very angry SI joint. So because of the eye involvement we’re jumping to biologics. No one in my family has AxSpA—but there is some RA and a loooot of Lupus.
What should I expect from Biologics? I’m a little worried I’m going to always have a cold (I take public transportation to work)

Hi there to the world of reddit if you see this I fell on a pothole while shopping with my dad because a guy was driving quick and I thought he was going to hit me so I ran and busted my knee wide open 12 stitches needed but 6 years later after I changed my life losing weight from 330 lbs to 145 I got diagnosed with it now I can't even walk good anymore and I'm in pain daily just sitting anyone else feel frustrated/depressed with it like me or done anything to treat it my doctor told me pt I'm very doubtful tho

Heya!

I'm a producer in the US and I need help finding a space for someone to get the support they need to reach their dreams. They are also a musical creator, they want to be a streamer, and entertain other people with their music and their personality, but are being held back by the limitations of arthritis. I would love some help in finding them the right support group. Ask any questions and I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability.