Arthritis
Topical Gel Catches Up With Pills for Relief
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010Source: New York Times Health
By LAURIE TARKAN
When I strained a back muscle playing tennis not long ago, my doubles partner, who happened to be a doctor, pulled a tube of cream from her gym bag and told me to rub it on.
It wasn’t Bengay or one of those instant ice gels. It was a nonsteroidal [...]
Exercise, drugs, attitude help manage disease
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Debbie McGrady, 55, Greenwood, bank teller, National City Bank
I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 11 years ago. It was pretty devastating news because my mother suffered from the disease, and it pretty much took her life. She was crippled and died at age 63.Mine started with my feet. For years, I wasn’t diagnosed. I was [...]
Tips to relieve winter’s achy knees
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009The temperatures drop, the skies cloud over and your knees are aching. As the winter months settle in, so can osteoarthritis (OA) pain in your knees.
While researchers aren’t exactly sure why temperature and barometric changes trigger achy joints, a 2007 Tufts University study supports evidence that the two are linked.
More than 10 million Americans suffer [...]
Ask the expert: Treatments for hip arthritis
Thursday, October 1st, 2009By Albert A. Reff, M.D.
Is there a benefit to hip resurfacing instead of hip replacement in surgery for painful hip arthritis?
Theoretically, resurfacing the worn out ball-and-socket joint of the arthritic hip with metal shells seems like a good “conservative” idea, avoiding throwing away the ball (femoral head) as done in a hip replacement, possibly withstanding [...]
