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14 Questions To Ask A Surgeon BEFORE Surgery
Sometimes, a surgical intervention for osteoarthritis may be the best option to reduce pain and improve function. However, before undergoing any surgery, you should be sure to do your due diligence. You wouldn't buy a house without asking around, so why would you not give your own body the same benefit?
Explore all of your options thoroughly, and make sure that you are comfortable that you have found the best surgeon for you. There are no guarantees with any surgery, but one thing you c...
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Expert & Community Posts
Cholula Sauce and Straw Bunnies
By Pattye Snyder , Health Expert...discovered that my dog (my “champion” through my many arthritis surgeries), had suddenly... Read more »
Ask the Expert: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Celebrex, and Surgery
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...Borigini,My father (72 years old) has Rheumatoid Arthritis in his hand. I would like to know if... Read more »
Ribbons and Robots
By Pattye Snyder , Health Expert...again volunteered for our annual Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis. It had been scheduled for the... Read more »
Your osteoarthritis diagnosed and managed
By Dr. Jonathan Krant , Health Expert...Davis, underscores many of the principles of osteoarthritis management we have discussed in this... Read more »
October 12 is World Arthritis Day
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertOn October 12, 2006, People With Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE) Manifesto will be... Read more »
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Overview Find Out How to Diagnose RA Video: Thermal Scans Detect Arthritis Sooner RA Treatment Surgery Helpful Treatments Keep People With... Read more »Rheumatoid Arthritis: Surgery
...long-term remission.Joint Replacement Surgery. Eventually, even after these procedures, rheumatoid arthritis may progress to the point that normal functioning is impossible. In such cases,... Read more »How to Use This Site
Welcome to MyRACentral! Living with rheumatoid arthritis can be painful and isolating. However, you're not alone; RA is the second most common form of arthritis, and affects millions of Americans.... Read more »Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
From the FDA Consumer Magazine, March-April 2005 by Carol Rados Few people with arthritis would be willing to stop taking a medication that works, especially when nothing else has. But what if joint... Read more »Knee Surgery -- Knee Replacement due to arthritis
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...to reduce pain and swelling in conditions such as arthritis. Aspirin is known as a salicylate... Read more »
...to reduce pain and swelling in conditions such as arthritis. Aspirin is known as a salicylate... Read more »
...to reduce pain and swelling in conditions such as arthritis. Aspirin is known as a salicylate... Read more »
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Computer-Assisted Knee Surgery
May 05, 2008OKLAHOMA CITY (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The path to middle age has taken its toll on active baby boomers. Arthritis followed by knee replacement... Read summary »
Resurfacing Hips
November 13, 2006DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Before his recent surgery, Sonny Falcone admits he could barely do his job as strength and conditioning... Read summary »
Knee Replacement for Women
May 05, 2008CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- They walk. They run. They dance. Woman today are more active than ever before! Take Kristine Rossof. She walks... Read summary »
Braces ease OA knee pain, expert says
October 03, 2008An arthritis expert at the Cleveland Clinic offer advice on controlling osteoarthritis (OA) pain through the use of knee braces. Dr. Robert Molloy... Read summary »
Stopping Back Pain
September 18, 2006SAN DEIGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Victor Bertrand and his son always have a new project to work on, but a few months ago, changing a tire would... Read summary »
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