Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting over 20 million Americans. It usually affects the weight bearing joints - hips and knees – of older people, mostly women. The neck, lower back and extremities may also be affected.

Though exercise may be the last thing on your mind when experiencing pain, it’s essential

The most common osteoarthritis symptoms are joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Other common symptoms are bony growths and limited mobility of the afflicted joints.

Whether you´ve run into a road block with an exercise routine, your health goals or you´ve hit a weight loss plateau, persistence can get you what you want.

Fibromyalgia symptoms often seem baffling to the medical community. Even After years of frustrating research, they’ve still been unable to find either the cause or a cure for this debilitating disease that affects some 5 million Americans, mainly women between the ages of 20 and 50.

Vitamin D and sunshine go together. Among other ailments, a D deficiency increases the risk of “adult rickets” or osteomalacia, a painful bone disease that can lead to muscle weakness, bone pain and bone fracture.

Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex not only have proven to be surprisingly ineffective for pain relief, but now this billion dollar industry is under investigation for causing other major health problems.