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Image via Wikipedia Patients visit their family doctor or specialists for arthritis treatment mainly because of pain level and restriction to their lives. Most osteoarthritic patients control their pain by using simple analgesics such as paracetamol or whatever is available over the counter. Stronger analgesics are obtained from their GPs. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) has [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife There are ways you can help osteoarthritis treatment. Lifestyle changes can make a significant effect on your condition. Obesity affects the bio-mechanics of weight bearing joints. Maintaining the correct weight (BMI) will reduce progression of arthritis especially in the knees. Maintain a good level of activity and improve on [...]

Image via Wikipedia You can break this into symptoms, signs and impairment of function. Pain develops around the osteoarthritic joint. The severity of pain and impairment depends largely on the individual. This can be influenced by expectation and state of mind. Anxiety and depression will influence pain perception. Level of satisfaction and success especially at [...]

Image via Wikipedia Osteoarthritis can be grouped into two types, primary and secondary. In primary, the cause is generally unknown and in secondary it can develop following damage to the joint or mis-alignment. When osteoarthritis develops the surface of the cartilage splits, and focal erosions develops leading to exposure of the underlying bone. The exposed [...]

Image via Wikipedia Osteoarthritis is the commonest disease to affect joints. It is long thought to be the result of ageing and injury but it is not an inevitable consequence of growing old. In osteoarthritis, there is focal cartilaginous loss and resultant bony reaction in the form of growth or sclerosis. X-ray remains the simple [...]

Image via Wikipedia There are many types of arthritis. Listed below are the important ones. Inflammatory Arthritis: Includes Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis. Connective Tissue Disease: Includes Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Polyarteritis Nodosa. Crystal Deposition Disease: Gout. Degenerative joint Disorder: Primary and Secondary Osteoarthritis. Arthritis related to Infection: Septic Arthritis. Arthritis due to Systemic Disease: [...]

Image via Wikipedia Gout develops when the level of uric acid in the blood stream is higher than normal. When this happens urate crystal are deposited in and around the joints. There are two types of gout, primary and secondary. The body eliminates uric acid from the blood naturally and most of this (66%) is [...]

Image via Wikipedia Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis. In gout, crystals of uric acid is deposited in and around the joints. For this deposit of urate to occur, the circulating level of uric acid in the blood must be higher than normal. Gout has been recorded through the centuries. Hippocrates wrote about it [...]

Image by rogercarr via Flickr Winter poses a few problems for patients with arthritis especially arthritis of the hips and knees. Your driveway, the pavements and the roads are often wet and slippery. Early morning frost or ice on the road is also a problem. There is a risk of slipping and falling. In addition [...]

When the level of uric acid in the blood is too high, gout can develop. It was known as the patrician’s malady in the past because it was considered a disease of over indulgence amongst the wealthy. High purine diet can affect gout and red meat is high in purine. The rich ate red meat [...]