Your questions answered

All answers have been provided by Dr Philip Helliwell and Dr Tom Margham and were correct at the time of publication.

Your questions on alternative supplements

Questions and answers on complementary and alternative supplements including vitamin supplements and cider vinegar.

Your questions on alternative treatments

Read our professional answers to your questions about alternative treatments for arthritis, including magnets, acupuncture, bee stings and glucosamine.

Your questions on diet and arthritis

Read our professional answers to your questions about diet and arthritis, including alcohol with gout, protein supplements, mercury in fish and supplements.

Your questions on drug side effects

Read our professional answers to your questions about the side effects of drugs such as bisphosphonates, etanercept, adalimumab, painkillers and celecoxib.

Your questions on methotrexate

Read our professional answers to your questions about taking methotrexate, including side effects of nausea, mouth ulcers, thinning hair and frequent urination.

Your questions on walking and running

Read our professional answers to your questions about walking, running and hiking when you have arthritis, such as whether it makes it worse and impact on hips.

Your questions on aids and equipment

Read our professional answers to your questions about aids and equipment for arthritis, including chlorine filtration, swimming flippers and knee supports.

Your questions on osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Read our professional answers to your questions about osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, including queries about a fear of falling and pain management.

Your questions on family planning and arthritis

Read our professional answers to your questions on family planning and arthritis, including lack of symptoms when pregnant and if pregnancy can cause arthritis.

Your questions on hobbies and arthritis

Read our professional answers to your questions about different hobbies for people with arthritis, including gardening, knitting, travelling and driving.

Your questions on surgery and arthritis

Read our professional answers to your questions about surgery and arthritis, including hip and knee replacements, enthesopathy and meniscectomy procedures.

Your questions on pain relief

Read our professional answers to your questions about pain relief, including arthritis in the spine, Scheuermann's disease, shoulder pain and knee pain.

Your questions on exercise and arthritis

Read our professional answers to your questions about exercise and arthritis, including tennis and the management of back pain and osteoarthritis with swimming.

Your questions on steroids

Read our professional answers to your questions about steroid tablets and injections, including whether they help with surgery and if you can keep taking them.

Your questions on drugs and specific conditions

Read our professional answers to your questions about drugs and specific conditions, including biological therapy, hypertensive drugs, gout and osteoporosis.