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- Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:57 am
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: rapid onset of arthritus in hands
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2138
Re: rapid onset of arthritus in hands
There are lots of things that you can do to help you maintain a normal lifestyle. You can find some useful hand exercises that will help you to maintain your grip strength at https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/living-with-arthritis/resource-centre/exercises/ There are also grip aids that you can use...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:54 am
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: Knobbly finger joints
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4190
Re: Knobbly finger joints
Whilst it may not be possible to reverse the knobbly fingers, there are lots of things that could help you maintain a normal lifestyle. You can find some useful hand exercises that will help you to maintain your grip strength at https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/living-with-arthritis/resource-centr...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:43 am
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: Exercise
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2561
Re: Exercise
It is very common for people with arthritis to experience symptoms in their knees, so you are not alone in this. There is a common misconception that if you have arthritis, exercise is somehow bad for you. In reality, this could not be further from the truth. You should always start off slowly and g...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:30 am
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: Hip Replacement
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2088
Re: Hip Replacement
Most of the time if we hurt ourselves we know what has caused it and the pain that we experience will resolve within a short period of time, usually less than 6 weeks. Sometimes once you have been living with pain for more than 6 weeks (as you would have been), the nervous system will become a littl...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:07 am
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: The Weather and my Osteoarthritis
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1683
Re: The Weather and my Osteoarthritis
It used to be thought that arthritis was just wear and tear in the joints and simply a product of the aging process. However, research is now demonstrating that arthritis is a little more complicated than that. Arthritis is now considered to be a ‘persistent’ or ‘chronic long-term condition’. In per...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Psoriatic Arthritis
- Topic: GP thinks I've got psoriatic arthritis
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1857
Re: GP thinks I've got psoriatic arthritis
Hi Gini, Thank you for your post. In answer to your question, psoriatic arthritis is a condition that sometimes affects people who have the skin condition psoriasis. Psoriatic arthritis can cause affected joints to become inflamed (stiff, swollen and painful). It’s great that your doctor is testing ...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:34 pm
- Forum: Other types of arthritis (e.g. spondylitis, spondylosis, rheumatica, polymyalgia, fibromyalgia)
- Topic: ? Polymyalgia or something else ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2202
Re: ? Polymyalgia or something else ?
Currently, there is no definitive cure for arthritis, however, it is important to remember that the symptoms won’t necessarily continue to get worse by themselves and there are loads of things that you can do in order to improve the symptoms of the condition, depending on how they are affecting you ...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:22 pm
- Forum: Other types of arthritis (e.g. spondylitis, spondylosis, rheumatica, polymyalgia, fibromyalgia)
- Topic: Overweight and need knee replacements
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2412
Re: Overweight and need knee replacements
The research suggests that even without surgery, body weight management (which you are trying) and strengthening the muscles in the front of the upper legs (thigh muscles) is very important. Using soft supportive footwear that can take the pressure off is also advised. There is an exercises programm...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: Pain Management
- Topic: What could a pain management clinic offer me?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1991
Re: What could a pain management clinic offer me?
That depends a little on what type of pain management clinic it is. Having the ability to be able to feel pain (while unpleasant) can be useful and helps us to avoid activities that might cause us harm. Once pain has persisted for more than 6 weeks it is known as ‘chronic’ or ‘persistent’ pain. In p...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:54 pm
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: Osteoarthritis in spine and wrists
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2810
Re: Osteoarthritis in spine and wrists
Currently, there is no definitive cure for arthritis, however, it is important to remember that the symptoms won’t necessarily continue to get worse by themselves and there are loads of things that you can do in order to improve the symptoms of the condition, depending on how they are affecting you ...