Chronic pain affects millions of Americans, significantly diminishing quality of life while creating substantial economic and social burdens. While pharmaceutical interventions remain important tools, ...

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Minimally processed, whole foods — including brightly colored fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, and lean proteins — may help relieve inflammation and other symptoms that lead to joint pain.

The traditional understanding of inflammation attributes the process primarily to immune cells responding to tissue damage or pathogen invasion. However, a growing body of research has revealed a ...

Many people with obesity have chronic pain due to joint stress and inflammation. Speaking to these patients about modifiable lifestyle factors — like diet and exercise — can help improve their pain ...

Many people suffer from painful arthritis and I'm one of them. Rather than treat my chronic pain with a host of OTC ...

Researchers have identified a suite of genes explaining the disconnect between diagnosis and symptom. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has come a long way in recent years. In many cases, a ...

Eating fatty fish like salmon and trout can help reduce inflammation. Fermented foods like yogurt and sauerkraut contain probiotics that may lower inflammation. Colorful fruits and vegetables can ...

No herb’s health halo shines as brightly as turmeric. While the bright orange powder has long been a cornerstone of cooking and medicinal use in India, the US has become the biggest importer of the ...

Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has come a long way in recent years, and a battery of antirheumatic medications can in many cases successfully stymy the inflammatory cells that cause swelling ...

Steroids help reduce inflammation and may reduce dental pain alongside other treatments. People may take steroids before or after dental surgery or to help manage severe infections. A dentist may ...

Taking anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen for osteoarthritis may worsen inflammation in the knee joint over time, according to a new study being presented next week at the ...