Are you giving your joints and bones the respect they deserve? After all, these structures are responsible for your active life. Your bones and joints work hard from the moment you get up to the moment you go to bed. Currently, bone and joint illnesses, such as arthritis and osteoporo

World Arthritis Day takes place every year on October 12th It was established in 1996 by Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI) to raise awareness of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) like arthritis. “Arthritis” is inflammation of a joint and is used to describe over

From the time you learn to walk, your quality of life depends upon your feet. Standing and walking lets you be self-sufficient. Yet, many of us take our feet for granted. US adults don’t give the same priority to caring for their feet as they do for their heart, eyes, teeth or skin, e

We are usually quite aware of changes in our faces as we age since we peer at them in the mirror every day.  With feet, we may not notice such changes as quickly because we cover them up in socks and shoes all the time – and often we won’t notice until an actual problem develops. It d

Arthritis. It’s a common complaint, and you probably know that it means painful joints. But what is arthritis, exactly? The word arthritis means “joint inflammation.” Our bodies produce inflammation in reaction to disease or injury, and when you suffer from arthritis, areas in and aro