Pilates is a great form of exercise for arthritis patients who tend to shy away from exercise which they feel they cannot do. Pilates, named after its creator Joseph Pilates, focuses on the core postural muscles that keep the body balanced and the spine in healthy alignment. Specific to osteoarthritis, lengthening...

The ups and downs of living with arthritis are the most difficult aspect of arthritis to grasp. Specific arthritis symptoms -- such as pain, stiffness, redness and warmth -- are tangible, understandable, and explainable. But the variable nature of chronic arthritis is nearly impossible to explain to others who do...

Am I lipreading or am I hearing? That is the question I was asking myself today, when I participated in a team meeting after we had been kicked out of a meeting room (others needed to use it) and the interpreter had left. There were four of us, and I...