While rheumatoid arthritis can affect adults of any age, it’s most commonly starts among people between the ages of 40 and 60 ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD About one in five people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, also experience joint pain. Enteropathic ...

The spine is susceptible to osteoarthritis because of the motion between the vertebrae. It's most common in the lower back, or lumbar spine, because these joints carry most of the body weight.

Four years ago, X-rays showed arthritis in my spine and severe stenosis in lower lumbar (L4-L5). I’m at the point now where I can’t walk right, and it is affecting my relatively new hip.

Four years ago, X-rays showed arthritis in my spine and severe stenosis in lower lumbar (L4-L5). I'm at the point now where I can't walk right, and it is affecting my relatively new hip.

Osteoarthritis is a form of arthritis in which the cartilage covering the ends of bone wears down over time. This causes friction with neighboring bones, leading to pain and discomfort. Spinal ...

Psoriatic arthritis is known for causing peripheral arthritis, which is pain in the joints of the hands, wrists, knees, and ankles. But the condition can also affect the spine and pelvis, causing ...

This puts pressure on your spine and can lead not only to pain in your lower back, but numbness and weakness in your legs. Spinal stenosis is often a result of arthritis.

Objectives (1) To determine the prevalence of spine and upper limb osteoarthritis (OA) and pain in retired Olympians; (2) identify risk factors associated with their occurrence and (3) compare with a ...