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Knee replacement surgery for elderly patients can significantly reduce pain and improve mobility, especially for those with arthritis or joint degeneration?
Yes
What else can I help you with?
What is the medical term meaning inflammation and degeneration of a joint?
arthritis
What is patellofemoral and lateral compartment degeneration?
Degeneration means age-related arthritis. In this case, it's found in the knee joint.
What conditions would lead to people needing replacement joints?
Arthritis is a leading cause of total joint surgery. Degeneration, bone necrosis, trauma and injury, dysplasia, malformation, can all be conditions that may also lead to joint reconstruction, too.
I have to have a knee replacement. I want to know if there are other options to treat the problem instead of a surgery.?
Why do you have to have a knee replacement? We can't help you if you don't tell us what the cause of the problem is. There may be options for you, especially if the reason for knee replacement is pain (due to arthritis, etc).
What is a painful degeneration of movable joints caused by attacks on the joint cells of the immune system?
That is the description of rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis in hands surgical appliances?
Damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis can lead to a replacement of damaged joints.
Does dipping snuff aggravate arthritis?
Nicotine is reputed to aggravate arthritis especially rheumatoid arthritis So the answer is Yes
Will tendonitis of the hip lead to a hip replacement?
Tendinitis has been associated with inflammatory arthritis, acute trauma, and overuse syndromes, women are more commonly affected than men and it tends to affect younger patients. So if it is associated with arthritis which is the main cause for a hip replacement it could. But between arthritis and hip replacement there can be some Non surgical steps that can prevent the need for hip replacement.
Can chiropractic service cure degenerative arthritis?
No they definitely cant. chiropractors can move bones about so that joints are les likely to interfere with nerves passing between them or near them. degenerative or stereo arthritis is the degeneration of cartilage which is at this stage not reversible.
Is kyphosis and scoliosis a form of arthritis?
No, kyphosis and scoliosis are not forms of arthritis. Kyphosis refers to an excessive curvature of the spine, while scoliosis is characterized by an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. Both conditions relate to structural abnormalities of the spine rather than joint inflammation or degeneration, which are typical of arthritis. However, they can sometimes be associated with arthritis-related conditions, but they are distinct diagnoses.
Can arthritis cause severe pain when diagnosed in both hips?
Yes, bilateral hip arthritis can be excruciating. If the arthritis is so severe that mobility is limited, the doctor may recommend a hip replacement surgery.
Stiffness of the joints especially in the aged?
Is an illness called arthritis.
