What is arthritus

What causes arthritis?

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calcium deposits build up in the joints and joints deteriate as one gets older. arthritus is when you get pains in the joints of your muscles. you can’t get rid of it, but you can take medication for it.

What Is Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Arthritis is an inflammation (which means that it’s characterized by heat, swelling, and pain) of the synovial (pronounced: suh- no -vee-ul) membrane (the lining of the joints, such as the knees or knuckles). When the synovium becomes infla…

How many people have arthritis?

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One in five of the adult population in the UK live with arthritis.

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How successful is Spinal Surgery for Degenerative Arthritus?

Q: My Arthritus is eating up 4 discs in my spine. My internal medicine doctor feels I might be able to have surgery done. I have heard bad stories of many back surgeries, and don’t want to go through all of what I hear. Does any one know the success rate?

A: To determine whether women have worse functional status than men at the time of laminectomy for degenerative spinal stenosis or total joint arthroplasty for degenerative arthritis of the hip and knee. Methods. Consecutive patients undergoing laminectomy for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis or unilateral, primary hip or knee arthroplasty for advanced degenerative arthritis were recruited. Functional status was measured with self-administered questionnaires. We compared preoperative functional status scores of men and women, using linear regression models that adjusted for age, comorbid conditions, work status, education, living arrangement, and body mass index. We also compared the rates of in-hospital complications and 6-month followup functional status scores for men and women. Results. Women had much worse functional status than men prior to laminectomy for spinal stenosis (P < 0.01) and prior to total hip arthroplasty (P < 0.001) and total knee arthroplasty (P < 0.0001). These differences persisted after statistical adjustment for demographic and clinical characteristics. Women had comparable or greater functional improvement following surgery and experienced a similar number of complications compared with men. Conclusions. The observed gender differences in functional status prior to major orthopedic surgery indicate that women are operated on at a more advanced stage in the course of their disease. These results are not due to gender differences in demographic or clinical characteristics of the patients, and cannot be justified by differences between men and women in the outcome of surgery. The role of patient preferences and differential access to these procedures should be explored in future studiesDr. Podell specializes in the treatment of disk herniation, degenerative disk disease, facet syndrome, sciatica, SI joint strain and related problems. He uses advanced treatment for pain that utilizes safe and effective therapies to target the source of your pain and return you to an active lifestylehttp://www.empowereddoctor.com/doctor_index_55.html

does anyone know if eating to much tomatoes can make the pain of arthritus worse?

Q: I have arthritus in my hands and the pain always seem to be worse after I have eaten tomatoes. I was wondering if it,s the acid in the tomatoes.

A: I hope not because I am always making pasta type dishes with tomatoes. Tomatoes are anti-oxidants, so are good for you. However what upsets my Rheumatoid Arthritis, fresh orange juice and any citric acid! Why I do not know, but if I have a fresh OJ every morning for breakfast three morning later the joints are swollen! I suppose as we are all individuals what upsets one persons joints, might not upset another persons joints. Therefore the only way to find out, go on the elimination process. Cut tomatoes from your diet for two weeks, see how your joints are and then reintroduce them and see what happens. Good Luck.

Why does my old walk sideways and her tail turn ridgedly to one side sometimes? She has arthritus and tumors.

Q: We give her midicine for the arthritus or she couldn’t get up. She has to potty more often now. The vet says the tumors are benign.

A: If she has arthritis she probably walks the way that hurts the least. I found a really good product for arthritis. It is called “DOG GONE PAIN”. It is a for cats and dogs. I give it to my cat and another person I know gives it to her dog and says it works. I gave it to my cat for about six weeks and one day I decided she was so much better I would quit. That night she was slowing down not moving. Next day she went in the closet where she hides. She stayed there for three days and wouldn’t come out. On the fourth morning I gave her the D.G.P. pill again. When I came back later she was out. Next day she was back to her old self.