Many people living with the chronic pain and stiffness of rheumatoid arthritis may think it is just a normal part of getting older. Suffering day in and day out, you may think there is nothing you can do.

Fortunately, this is far from the truth. You can take effective control of your body by learning to manage and control your rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis affects 1.3 million people in the United States. It is two to three times more common in women than in men and generally occurs between the ages of 40 and 60.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the lining of your joints, causing...