Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease of joints, especially involves small joints of hands and joints, if its course is not halted in time, it may damage your joints pretty fast and may cripple you for life. It has been found that the immune cells called macrophages, which in normal circumstances are supposed to die... continue reading at Dr. OP Garg, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist in New Delhi, India talks about Arthritis and other joint conditions

What is Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)? Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, JRA in short, is a form of chronic arthritis in one or more joints persisting for at least 6 weeks and certain other conditions, which can give rise to similar symptoms, are excluded. Disease has many subtypes depending upon the type of onset and defined by clinical... continue reading at Dr. OP Garg, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist in New Delhi, India talks about Arthritis and other joint conditions

Rheumatic fever  is an inflammatory disease that occurs following a kind  bacterial infection (GroupA), such as sore throat or scarlet fever. It is believed to be caused by antibody cross-reactivity to heart, joints, skin and brain. The illness typically develops 2-3 weeks after the bacterial infection. Acute rheumatic fever commonly affects children between 5 to... continue reading at Dr. OP Garg, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist in New Delhi, India talks about Arthritis and other joint conditions

I thought it would be good idea if I could share a list of questions that I, as a Rheumatologist answer on a day to day basis. Some of these come from concerned patients and the answer to many of them, is revealed through me, in the course of consultation. But it a must to... continue reading at Dr. OP Garg, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist in New Delhi, India talks about Arthritis and other joint conditions

This post has been inspired by people who suffer from a condition, not commonly found or have a common condition but to not respond to medicines. Common diseases are easy to treat as you know giving a particular medicine or treatment will help. But when the individual does not respond to tried and tested medicines,... continue reading at Dr. OP Garg, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist in New Delhi, India talks about Arthritis and other joint conditions

By now I’m sure you know that you need to see a Rheumatologist for keeping your joints healthy and free them from pain. But there are many other symptoms seem in rheumatic conditions that might seem irrelevant but play a very important role in telling you that you must head to a Rheumtologist and fast. I... continue reading at Dr. OP Garg, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist at BLK Hospital talks about Arthritis