Arthritis

Yes it is possible to get arthritic inflammation in the ribs.

He probably surfers from a bit of arthritic inflammation. get it looked after before it causes anymore damage to the knee.

Osteoporosis is not considered an infectious disease because someone cannot catch it from a sufferer of osteoporosis.

As I understand it L5 is one of the vertebrae each vertebrae has cartilage between it to keep them apart and give them movement and protect them from wearing on each other. Neural foramina refers to the area where nerves from the spinal canal make their way out between the vertebrae to the rest of the body. If for one reason or another the cartilage or vertebrae is damaged you have a problem. in this case spurs of bone have grown (probably as a result of osteoarthritis) between the vertebrae. these spurs are touching and interfering with the nerves that pass between them. This can result in pain, tingling in parts of the body and other malfunctions. Spurs or osteophytes are formed as a result of bone being worn and damage control forming new bone to replace it, Not a good idea where joints are concerned.

That would depend on what joint damage there is I have RA and have never ever used crutches other then in fun.

There are a lot of preparations based on this material as a mater of fact every chemist and health food store stocks about 40 different brands of the stuff. The facts are however that aside from the expert sounding recommendations from the people withe white coats in the advertisement there is no proof that it works.

It seems that gout does not necessarily lead to hypertension( high blood pressure) but lifestyle choices that increase the chances of having gout also increase the chance of hypertension.

The popping sound is the sound of gasses namely nitrogen and Carbon dioxide being released from the synovial fluid in the joint . it may be a sign that there is a degree of wear and tear in the area.

what is anterior osteophytic lipping

You should always discuses any health issues with your physician. Other than that, saunas are known to relieve pain.

I myself am looking to see if there is indeed such a condition. Well, what I mean is that generally it is called hypokalemia. Hypo, meaning not enough, is exactly what this is talking about. Hypopotassium, if you ever indeed write it that way, is having too little or not enough potassium in the body where as hyper would be having too much. It is an important electrolyte in the body, and too much or too little can be a bad thing. However, it is generally called hypokalemia.

Prawn are high in purines which leads to the production of uric acid.

You don't, there are over hundred different forms of arthritis and the cause and cure for most of them is not known. Analgesics, Anti inflamatory's and disease modifying drugs can help relieve the pain and symptoms and some of the damage cause by some forms of arthritis.

Often tat may be Rheumatoid arthritis.

hydrocodone is a pretty strong painkiller. combining it with another anti inflammatory drug like naproxen (aleve) or a muscle relaxer like carisoprodol (soma) can sometimes have a great effect on people who are dealing with headaches and muscle pain. do not take more Tylenol with the hydrocodone because this can be damaging to the liver. if this fails, he should talk to his doctor about trying a different medicine.

I have a protruding/bulging vein in my hand it hurts very much could it be clotting in that one vein. I had a main just below inserted for medications the other day and had a burning reaction...Should I be concerned about the vein

RE: Yes you should be concerned about the vein. If it hurts, if anything hurts, it means your body is telling you there's something wrong. There maybe some sort of injury like a mini-bone fracture, something that shouldn't be there. Just see a doctor about it right away.

The hallux is the medical term for the big toe. Hallux rigidus is a condition characterized by progressive degeneration of the joint at the base of the big toe, leading to stiffness, pain, and limited motion.

Not at all. If anything, the onset of arthritis will be prevented.

Naturally, just like anything, if you hit it the wrong way, hard or constantly, you stand a significant chance of injuring yourself...but that has nothing to do with arthritis.

Hitting a makiwara (or board, or brick, etc) will slowly compact your bone and stimulate your nerves, building up the strength and durability of the area.

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During Ankylosing Spondylitis the immune system is attacking your joints and spine(sometimes just the spine) and what it makes the spine do is a thing called ankylosis where the bones fuse together. Basically, your spine is fusing together. It causes extreme pain as the fusing happens and flexibility in the spine is greatly reduced. Other symptoms can include pain in the joints and in the back and other muscles. Plantar Faciitis (bottom of the foot pain) is also common with this disease. Some people get a hunchback because that is the possition those vertebrae in their spine fused in.

unfortunately not.

It developed in the Han dynasty

Yes you are more likely to get arthritis of your parents also have it

The cause for arthritis is unknown

The acronym ANA stands for anti-nuclear antibody. When your doctor suspects you may have an autoimmune disorder, he or she will test for the presence of anti-nuclear antibodies in your blood.

To perform the ANA test, serum from your blood specimen is added to microscope slides which have commercially prepared cells on the slide surface.

If your serum contains antinuclear antibodies (ANA), they bind to the cells (specifically the nuclei of the cells) on the slide.

A second antibody, commercially tagged with a fluorescent dye, is added to the mix of patient's serum and commercially prepared cells on the slide. The second (fluorescent) antibody attaches to the serum antibodies and cells which have bound together. When viewed under an ultraviolet microscope, antinuclear antibodies appear as fluorescent cells.

If fluorescent cells are observed, the ANA test is considered positive. If fluorescent cells are not observed, the ANA test is considered negative.

The ANA titer is determined by repeating the positive test with serial dilutions until the test yields a negative result. The last dilution which yields a positive result (flourescence) is the titer which gets reported. For example, if a titer performed for a positive ANA test is: 1:10 positive 1:20 positive 1:40 positive 1:80 positive 1:160 positive 1:320 negative

The reported titer would be 1:160.

Generally, an ANA titre of 1:80 or higher is considered positive.

At least 5% of the population has a positive ANA titre with no disease activity.

For those with disease activity, the ANA titre does not indicate the absolute amount of disease activity (e.g. one person with an ANA titre of 1:640 may have very little disease activity, while another with a titre of 1:320 may have significant disease activity). The ANA titre must be evaluated in the context of the individual.

The ANA test by itself is not specific for any disease. Your clinical presentation, as well as tests for additional antibodies, complements and factors in your blood will also be used to determine what condition, if any, is present, and how to treat it. Source(s): http://arthritis.about.com/od/diagnostic… webmd.com medhelp.org