A gout flare can make even a normal shoe unbearable. Here’s how to reduce pressure, choose flare-friendly footwear, and get through a workday more safely when walking hurts.
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Exercise and Gout: During a Flare and Between Attacks
Rest a severely inflamed joint during a gout flare, then return gradually to normal activity. Between attacks, regular exercise supports overall health and joint function.
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Gout in Women and After Menopause
Gout is less common in younger women but becomes more common after menopause as hormonal effects on urate change. Symptoms and treatment principles are otherwise broadly similar.
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Gout Beyond the Big Toe: Feet, Ankles, Knees, Hands and Rare Locations
Gout often starts in the big toe, but urate crystals can affect ankles, knees, hands, wrists, elbows and less common locations. The more unusual the site, the more…
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What Type of Doctor Treats Gout? When to See a Rheumatologist
Primary-care clinicians manage most gout. Rheumatologists can help when diagnosis is uncertain, treatment is difficult or gout is advanced.
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Living With Gout: Sleep, Work, Mobility, Mental Health and Disability
Recurrent gout can disrupt sleep, work, walking and quality of life. Effective long-term urate control can substantially reduce that burden.
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Gout Tophi (Tophus): What They Look Like, Why They Form and How They Go Away
A tophus is a deposit of monosodium urate crystals caused by gout. Learn what tophi look like, where they form, how they shrink, treatment targets, complications and when…