Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and it affects millions of people around the world. While there isn’t a cure for this type of arthritis, there are many treatments that can ...

Hydroxychloroquine was not more effective than placebo for relieving moderate-to-severe hand pain and radiographic osteoarthritis, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine ...

Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a new study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no effective treatment. The paper ...

Parts of your hands often hurt. Simple acts like opening a jar become more difficult or painful. It’s highly possible these problems stem from osteoarthritis of the hands. Half of women and one ...

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A new study has found that methotrexate, a widely available and affordable drug that’s usually prescribed as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, is effective at reducing the pain ...

Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis affects up to 31% of adults over 70 years old. The condition is characterized as chronic persistent pain and difficulty performing daily activities.

The stiffness and pain of osteoarthritis of the hands usually occur later in life. The hand joints most often affected are where the thumb and wrist joint, the joint closest to the fingertip, and ...

Hydroxychloroquine is no more effective than placebo for relieving moderate to severe hand pain and radiographic osteoarthritis. The findings of a randomized trial are published in Annals of ...

Everything you need to know when your fingers aren’t functioning like they used to: You could be dealing with osteoarthritis of the hands.

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For patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hand, pain and functional outcomes were no different whether they were treated with hydroxychloroquine or placebo for 24 weeks.