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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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Rheumatologist

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posted 12/22/2006, comments (3)

Joint Replacement Surgery: Right for You?

Despite aggressive medical treatment, there are many rheumatoid arthritis patients who suffer unrelenting pain in a particular joint or joints, rendering them significantly disabled. For these patients, joint replacement surgery is certainly an option, the joint being replaced with an artificial prosthesis. The most common joints replaced are... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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In Remission from JRA, Active April 2006 to February 2009

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posted 06/05/2006, comments (0)

Does Meditation Reduce Arthritis Activity and Inflammation?

A recent study presented at a conference for the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine found that meditation programs benefited people with rheumatoid arthritis by reducing psychological stress, decreasing disease activity and decreasing nonspecific inflammation. The six-month study included 63 patients who all received... Read more Chevron

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