If you have a chronic illness that causes pain in your joints, proactive self-care is crucial for managing your condition—and preventing the condition from managing you. Here, smart strategies that will help you ease symptoms and find support when you need it most.

These resources can help people with psoriatic arthritis locate a doctor in their area, track symptoms, connect with other people who also have the disease, and much more. There’s no cure for psoriatic arthritis, an autoimmune disease characterized by pain, stiffness, and swelling that develops when the body attacks its own joints.

When it comes to natural treatments for psoriatic arthritis, there's not a ton of research. Conventional drugs have been shown to delay damage from the disease, but alternative therapies have not.  "Many of these supplements or vitamins may ease some of the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, but none have been shown to prevent damage," says Guy Fiocco, MD, assistant professor of internal medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, in Bryan. That said, here are nine vitamins or remedies that may be helpful in addition to conventional treatment.

Arthritis affects around 10 million people in the UK. It’s a condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint and can affect anyone at any age, including children.

The most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Symptoms can vary depending on the kind of arthritis you have, but generally the most common symptoms include joint pain, tenderness and stiffness, restricted joint movement, and warm red skin over the affected joint.

Doctors have traditionally treated arthritis with a range of anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers – but it’s possible to alleviate the symptoms without taking any drugs at all.

Here are 10 natural ways you can combat the discomfort of arthritis.

If you’re looking for a workout that will help your joints as well as your heart, lungs and mood, it’s time to put on your walking shoes and head for your local track, treadmill or neighborhood park.

Use this RA-friendly walking plan to walk your way to trim, fit and energetic while protecting and strengthening your joints.

Walking helps keep joints flexible. This is key for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), since joints stiffen with inactivity. Also, as walking strengthens the muscles and tissues surrounding the joints, it helps protect those joints. As an added bonus, walking will help you lose weight and ward off heart disease.

Knee OA is the most common cause of mobility dependency and diminished quality of life, and obesity is a major contributing factor to the disorder. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two in every three people who are obese will develop knee OA in their lifetime. Here you can find some simple exercises for improving your knee arthritis state.