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Arthritis

The word “arthritis” means joint inflammation and it can be used to refer to more than 100 different diseases that cause pain, stiffness, swelling, and sometimes permanent joint damage. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States and can affect anyone at any age.

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What is frozen shoulder?

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Adhesive capsulitis, the medical term for frozen shoulder, results in discomfort and stiffness in the shoulder joint. Generally speaking, symptoms increase gradually over time and might do so in three stages:

Stage of discomfort: At first, you may feel discomfort in your shoulder, especially when you move your arm. This discomfort may be intense or subtle, and it could get worse at night. The pain could start in the outside shoulder region and occasionally travel down the arm.

Freezing Stage: As the illness worsens, the shoulder joint becomes more rigid. Routine tasks like reaching behind your back or overhead may be challenging for you. Your shoulder's range of motion is restricted, which makes movement difficult and unpleasant.

Thawing Stage: The shoulder starts to get better over time, usually a few months to years. Pain could lessen as gradually as flexibility comes back. Nonetheless, the procedure may still need a considerable period of time, and certain people could not fully recover.

Additional typical symptoms consist of:

Inability to sleep on the afflicted side

Having trouble doing tasks that involve reaching, lifting, or carrying

Arm weakness

difficulty performing tasks that call for exact motions, such brushing hair or buttoning a shirt

If you have stiffness or discomfort in your shoulder that doesn't go away, you need to visit a doctor right away since treatment can help control symptoms and stop more damage. Physical therapy, medicine, and occasionally injections or surgery are used in combination for treatment.

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What are some of the symptoms of arthritis in the hip?

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Among the common signs of hip arthritis are:

  1. discomfort: Either continuous or sporadic hip joint discomfort, frequently experienced in the buttocks, groin, outer thigh, or perhaps even the knee. Activity may make the discomfort worse, and resting may make it better.
  2. Stiffness: Difficulty moving the hip joint, especially after sitting or sleeping for extended periods of time. Additionally, stiffness may be felt during extended standing or physical exertion.
  3. Reduced range of motion: Hip joint mobility can be severely restricted by arthritis, which results in a smaller range of motion. This can make bending over, squatting, and ascending stairs difficult.
  4. Swelling: Hip joint inflammation can result in swelling, soreness, and a warm, touchable area surrounding the hip.
  5. Grinding or popping sensations: When the hip joint's cartilage deteriorates, the bones may rub against one another, giving rise to a clicking, popping, or grinding sensation that may be felt when moving.
  6. Limping: Hip joint pain and stiffness can cause abnormalities in gait, such favoring one leg when walking over the other or limping.

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What food can you enjoy when you have arthritis?

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Aside from gouty arthritis where it is important to avoid foods that are high in purines resulting in the production of uric acid, there is not scientific evidence that arthritis patients need to avoid any type of foods.

What is Arthritis pneumonia?

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Arthritis pneumonia

One of the symptoms associated with rheumatoid Arthritis lung disease.

What is gastric arthritis?

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gastric arthritis what is it

Do you have arthritis?

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Are your joints always hurting? Does your blood sugar glucose go down easier? Do your joints sometimes get inflammed and bruise without even hurting it? If these symptoms don't go away in about a month or two, you should get tested for arthritis. It will also depend on what type of arthritis you have. They will probably do a blood test and then an x ray of the joints that hurt.

The most common is idiopathic arthritis, which nobody is sure of why it happens or caused. The second most common is rhumetoid arthritis. This is found in children and young teens mostly(Juvenile Rhumetoid arthritis (JRA), but also adults. This is different because unlike idiopathic, rhumetoid arthritis is caused by the immune system fighting off tissue that make the joints swell and hurt ALOT!!!

What type of arthritis is most common in the elderly?

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Osteoarthritis, which is a non inflammatory form of arthritis and is often associated with the effects of wear and tear on the joints.

Arthritis of the knee is most often osteoarthritis?

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Yes Osteo is the most common form of arthritis and is also more common in the big weight bearing joints,

What kind of doctor treats osteoarthritis?

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A rheumatologist is type of doctor that specializes in joint disease. They would know the most about osteoarthritis. However, as this condition is very common, primary care physicians would be able to treat it as well (internal medicine/family medicine).

What is best for arthritis?

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There are over a hundred different forms of arthritis and many require different treatment's.

Who is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis?

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A rheumatologist (I think I spelled that right)

How is ringbone like arthritis?

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Ringbone is the term used for osteoarthritis in horses, It is alsoreferred to as bony arthritis, of the pastern and/or coffin joints ringbone in the pastern joint is called high ringbone, and in the coffin joint is is referred to as low ringbone. Arthritis is any condition that causes inflammation of the joint. Osteoarthritis forms when the inflammation within the joint creates enough damage that the body lays down bone in an effort to heal the damaged tissue. This bony development development occurs at the joint surface or the attachment sites of the joint capsule to the bone. Another term to describe this type of damage to a joint is degenerative joint disease (DJD). The same sort of thing happens in humans after rheumatic inflammation

'What does it mean when the MRI comes back with C5-C6 and C6-C7 disc osteophytic complex with some narrowing of the left lateral recesses at these two levels?

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From what I see in your question, you're talking about the bones in your neck called cervical bones. For the #'s you gave, it would mean there's narrowing or lack of a gap between cervical #5 thru cervical #7. (5-6-7) That's most of the way up from the base of the neck on the backside. Narrowing of spaces where there's usually gaps is caused by wear & tear and aging usually and when the cushions between the bones are shrinking from wearing down or the aging process the consequence is narrowing. In this case on the left sides of C5 thru C7.

Will massage help with osteoarthritis?

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Osteoarthritis indicates damage to the cartilage in that knee. while message may feel good and give some relief it will not do anything to repair the cartilage that is at the root of the problem.

Answer 2: Unfortunately osteoarthritis has to do with the knee, bone and cartilage loss. Massage can only affect the muscles and surrounding tissue. It may help to massage this area if there is swelling and inflammation but that will not change the loss of cartilage in the knee. Severe osteoarthritis and loss of cartilage, bone on bone, is where doctors usually consider knee replacement surgery.

Is it possible to have gout after a total knee replacement?

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Yes, although it is rare there are about 6 reported case studies in the English literature in peer reviewed journals. Google "total knee and gout".

Are cracking your fingers and toes good for you?

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I know cracking knuckles leads to fat knuckles when older. So cracking toe knuckles can be harmful. Their only good when you crack them while stretching, not for fun

How could a support worker assist someone with arthritis?

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It depends on the degree of disability the person with the arthritis has to cope with Just imagine a situation where one becomes less and less able to deal with everyday situations like opening a jar turning doorknobs, walking, and say putting on a pair of socks. Many everyday things can become difficult for a person with arthritis.

What is the best relief for arthritis leg pain?

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Depending on the arthritis pain, some over the counter medications such as Aleve and Tylenol work relatively well. Othertimes, creams such as BenGay and Aspercreme work. For severe pain, a doctor can prescribe medications.

How do you get pain relief for arthritis in the thumbs?

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If you have arthritis in both thumbs you may be suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis and should have it checked out in odrder to avoid further damaging the joints in the thumb and posibly others. However the initial treatment would be to use some sort of anti inflammatory and or analgesic.

Cause of burning sensation in breast?

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I've just been doing some research on this. The consensus is worst case scenario (but

very rare) would be inflammatory breast cancer, usually not caught by mammogram. More commonly, cancer does not cause pain or burning and this is probably a hormonal issue - if it's cyclical - then related to periods, if not cyclical, then probably related to

post-menopausal hormonal changes. One surgeon suggested taking evening primrose oil capsules three times a day (can find in any vitamin/health food store). So if you're really paranoid than suggest it the cancer scenario to your doctor, as it was stated that most doctors would miss that diagnosis, otherwise try the primrose oil and see if

you get any relief.