preventing osteoarthritis in my wrist

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by dragon62 on Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:43 am

preventing osteoarthritis in my wrist

hi
i have osteoarthristis in my knee and i have just broke my scaphoid bone in my wrist. im told to expect 4month in plaster but is the anything i can do to prevent arthritis setting in

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by Arthritis Care on Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:02 pm

Re: preventing osteoarthritis in my wrist

Hi dragon62,

I'm sorry to hear about your wrist fracture. You will want to make sure that you explain your desire to avoid further problems when you see the medical people at the fracture clinic. You can give yourself the best outcomes by keeping your body weight under good control and doing plenty of exercise. If you are not sure about the recommended exercises it's worth seeing a physiotherapist.

I'm attaching information which I hope you'll find helpful, but you are most welcome to ring us if you'd like to talk things over.

https://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/managing-arthritis

Guy
Arthritis Care Helpline
Tel. 0808 800 4050 10am - 4pm weekdays

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