Information and opinions on health from CRegal at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/831508/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/831508/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/831508/index http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/116099/tennis Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:16:00 -0400 CRegal Summer is prime time for tennis.  A popular sport around the world, tennis is a fun activity for both the young and old alike. Though the sport is recommended as a comfortable and practical form of exercise, it can also be dangerous to your joints.   Some of the injuries sustained from playing tennis can range from severe (including Rafael Nadal's chronic knee injuries), to mild, such as the basic soreness felt after a grueling... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/116099/tennis http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/115121/review Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:51:00 -0400 CRegal And another month is in the books here at My Osteoarthritis Central.  Thank you all for reading, contributing, asking questions, and keeping this site alive.  I hope you have enjoyed our material and will continue to visit this site.   In case you missed it...   Dr. Christina Lasich started us out with an excellent post about Treatment for Arthritis of the Hands.   I - Chris Regal - had a post pointing out the... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/115121/review http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/114888/men-women Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:41:00 -0400 CRegal Both men and women are known to suffer from osteoarthritis, which is the most common form of arthritis.  It is estimated that some 27 million Americans have the disease.  Osteoarthritis is significantly more common among men under the age of 45, but after that age, the majority of osteoarthritis cases are in women.  Lower-body osteoarthritis - of the knee, ankle, or hip - is more common in younger men, while hand arthritis, for... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/114888/men-women http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/112515/2010-wrap Tue, 25 May 2010 17:28:00 -0400 CRegal What happened on MyOsteoarthritisCentral in May 2010? Let's run down the month that was!   We welcomed a new Expert to the fold, Dr. Daniel O'Neill, M.D., Ed.D, F.A.A.O.S.  He had two posts this month: the first, an introduction to the community and the second, Dr. O'Neill questions the productivity of abusing one's body late in life.  Please join me in welcoming Dr. O'Neill to the community - I can't wait to see what he... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/112515/2010-wrap http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/109407/movements Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:36:41 -0400 CRegal AOL Health had a really great article up today about Easy Movements to Help Ease Arthritis Pain.  Good reading - I recommend you check it out!   In conjunction with our network-wide theme for April of Diet and Exercise, we want to know: what exercises do you do to help ease osteoarthritis pain? http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/109407/movements http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/108528/therapy Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:46:19 -0400 CRegal Someone recently passed an article on to me about Bee Sting Therapy in sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis.  After doing some further investigation, apparently this is also a treatment being researched osteoarthritis of the knee.   Has anyone ever heard of this?  Has anyone ever tried it? http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/108528/therapy http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/106016/epidemic Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:38:59 -0500 CRegal In a recent post on CNN.com, teenage sports injuries are referred to as the Silent Epidemic .  With more and more competitive sports in the lives of younger and younger individuals, there is little doubt that there is an increase in sports injuries, many of which may lead to arthritis of joints.   For those of you suffering from arthritis: did you play sports as a kid?  Did excessive activity and/or untreated injury lead to the... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/106016/epidemic http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/101274/spinning Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:19:00 -0500 CRegal Tiger Woods' meteoric rise to stardom and equally meteoric fall from grace, initiated a deep probe into every aspect of his personal life, including his 2008 ACL-reconstruction surgery.  Dr. Tony Galea visited Woods at least four times over a two month span to perform a procedure known as "blood-spinning," a tactic rumored to exponentially speed the healing process.   The treatment is said to expedite healing time, though much... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/101274/spinning http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/101263/disaster Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:16:27 -0500 CRegal After the disaster in Haiti, countless individuals were left without the proper supplies needed to care for diseases, ranging from the chronic to the acute. Though we certainly never wish to prepare to be struck by such disaster, we must keep in mind that things certainly do happen, and there are times when you may be stuck without the materials needed to treat your medical problems. What do you need on-hand to care for your arthritis in time... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/101263/disaster http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/100927/oa-year Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:14:42 -0500 CRegal While making your New Year's Resolutions, why not keep in mind some ways to help take care of your body?  MyOsteoarthritisCentral.com has featured a myriad of insightful articles about how to manage your arthritis in the New Year.  Check them out for some ideas for 2010! Eat Well, Exercise, Stay Healthy and Active!   5 Tips to Keeping Your Arthritis New Year's Resolutions   6 Ways to Get a Healthy Amount of Omega-3... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/831508/100927/oa-year