Saturday, May 25, 2013

All Posts

Pattye Snyder

Pattye Snyder, Health Guide

(Profile)
Our Health Pros |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

Finding Creative Ways to Manage Osteoarthritis: Managing the Rainy Season in Tanzania

There are many unique challenges and experiences with living in or around the African Bush.  The other day, we were driving back to our hostel (a one hour drive each way over treacherous. rocky, and rutted dirt roads), where we had to drive through a large cattle herd "sharing" our road, but moving in the opposite direction.  At times, a... Read moreChevron
posted 11/12/2012, comment (1)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Pattye Snyder

Pattye Snyder, Health Guide

(Profile)
Our Health Pros |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

Gardening and Exercise Despite Osteoarthritis: Back to Tanzania

The early morning clouds are slowly lifting and it's becoming a very hot sunny day. The large, raucous nunbirds are screaming overhead as they hunt for their next meal, and tiny songbirds in nearby trees trill their songs. A soft cool breeze wafts over me as I try to write, making it difficult to stay awake and concentrate. Yes, I'm back in my... Read moreChevron
posted 10/29/2012, comments (3)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Malena

Malena

(Profile)
HealthCentral Community Member
RSS

Gastric by-pass surgery years later and taking NSaids

Has anyone who had a RnY Gastric By-Pass over 3+ years ago taken Mobic to great osteoarthritis? If so, how long did you take it and did you have any problems? Thanks!
posted 10/22/2012, comments (0)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Pattye Snyder

Pattye Snyder, Health Guide

(Profile)
Our Health Pros |  HealthCentral Community Member
Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!   |  RSS

Back to Africa: An Attitude of Gratitude Despite Osteoarthritis Challenges

In about one week, I will again be returning to my adopted home in Tanzania where I’ve been doing volunteer teaching for several years.  I returned from there many months ago with a broken leg (suffered when I slipped on a wet floor that had just been scrubbed), as well as horrendous pain from my osteoarthritis in my lower back. I... Read moreChevron
posted 09/28/2012, comments (0)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
Christina Lasich, MD

Christina Lasich, MD, Health Pro

(Profile)
A specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Our Health Pros |  HealthCentral Community Member
RSS

Elderly with Osteoarthritis: Reducing the Risk of Falling

A person over the age of 65 is at a higher risk of falling. That risk increases substantially if that person who is over 65 also has osteoarthritis. Of the people who do fall, one in 40 will be hospitalized1 and of those, half will be dead within the year. Yes, falling is a deadly serious problem.   Why is the risk of falling higher when... Read moreChevron
posted 09/26/2012, comments (0)|
Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message

Ask a Question

Get answers from our experts and community members.

Btn_ask_question_med
View all questions (1056) >