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What Arthritis Medication Can Do For You

There are over 100 medications and drugs being used in the treatment of arthritis as well as hundreds more natural remedies and treatments. Equally there are over 150 different types of arthritis all of which affect the joints and bones. When determining the right treatment program it is good to loo

Microcurrent Contraindications

Physical therapists and chiropractors look for innovative ways to enhance patient care through educating themselves about new technologies. Electrical stimulation devices for controlling and healing painful injuries, such as a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation or TENS, have been used in th

Try Natural Remedies For Gout

Many people prefer natural remedies for Gout because some prescription medications for the disease can cause negative side effects. Since the onset of Gout is basically linked to lifestyle choices, it makes good sense to make simple lifestyle adjustments in order to resolve or control the condition.

Arthritis - Start Protecting Your Joints Now!

Don't let arthritis ruin your life!While the pain associated with it may be unbearable at times, you can still live your life the way you used to if you only know how to handle it.

Explaining RA to Your Kids

Parenting With RA: Tips for explaining to your children how pain, stiffness, and fatigue affect mom. Plus, parenting and family coping strategies.

How Is Arthritis Diagnosed?

The Tin Man and YouThe Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" was an interesting, stiff character. When Dorothy first met him he was stuck in one place, joints all bent in different directions and seemingly unable to do or say anything except "Oil!" Although the Tin Man wasn't real, the way he...

Elbow Arthritis Symptoms

Arthritis of the elbow can trigger pain when the elbow is bent, straightened, or even when an individual is carrying something heavy, such as a suitcase. The most common elbow arthritis cause is rheumatoid arthritis (synovia or joint linings disease), although various injuries and osteoarthritis (ar

Spondylolisthesis

Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of spondylolisthesis, including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.

Typical Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Not everyone gets rheumatoid arthritis. But if you are a woman between the age of forty and sixty, you feel depressed, lose appetite and have regular tender, painful and swollen joints worsen by movement, you need to see your doctor because these are clear symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.Other area

Ask the Experts - Hyperuricemia with Gouty Arthritis and Tophi

How would you treat a patient with hyperuricemia (10.5 mg/dL); creatinine clearance of 52 mL/min; no history of alcohol abuse, liver disease, or toxin exposure; but each time his allopurinol dose is increased by 100 mg, his aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels double. The p

Symptoms of Hyperuricemia

As a matter of fact, gout is just one of the symptoms of hyperuricemia. When someone is having high uric acid problem for a long period of time, the uric acid can seep into the synovial fluid of the joint and when the concentration of the uric acid reaches the saturation point, the crystallization p

Middle Toe Joint Pain

Middle toe joint pain, also called hammer toe, occurs when the middle toe joint becomes dislocated and the toe remains bent in the middle. There are two types of middle toe joint pain. With the flexible version you have the ability to manually straighten your toe. With the rigid version you can't st