What to Do When the Doctor Says It's Rheumatoid Arthritis: Stop your Pain, Become More Active, and Learn How to Talk to Your Doctors

by Winnie Yu, Harry D. Fischer

Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, incurable connective-tissue disease that attacks the hands, feet, and joints and may lead to deformities and permanent disabilities. This book, written by a doctor and health journalist will offer comprehensive medical advice and lifestyle information for the nearly three million Americans who suffer from this disease. The book uses mind-body techniques and alternative medicine to cope with the pain and discomfort, including information

288 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

Reviews

[G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book was well-written but it's out of date hence the three stars. I kept reading it mostly for the "real life" stories. Those were informative as I learned that some symptoms I just passed off as other things were actually RA.

[Karen Nelson]

Helpful. I like the information on treatment options (covering NSAIDS, DMARDS, and Biologics) at the end. Though this was published roughly 10 years ago it covers some of the newer therapies my RA doc wants me to know about. It would be nice to have an updated version of that chapter with advancements of the last 10 years.