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Dealing With Arthritis There are over 100 different types of arthritis (lumped in the rheumatic disorders group), but the two most common forms are osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. |
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Dealing With Arthritis For many men, joint problems cause significant disruption in their lives, as simple everyday activities such as walking, dressing and bathing become very painful. Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, is painful but treatable. |
American Family Physician August 1, 2000 |
Treating Knee Osteoarthritis with Injections Osteoarthritis is a painful knee problem. It is also called degenerative arthritis or wear-and-tear arthritis. What causes osteoarthritis? How can my doctor tell if I have osteoarthritis? How will my doctor treat my osteoarthritis? |
American Family Physician March 1, 2004 |
Falls: How to Lower Your Risk Anyone can fall, but the elderly are especially at risk. Information and tips on falling and how to lower your risk. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2004 |
Exercise for the Elderly Common questions about exercise for the elderly are answered in this article including safety, types of exercise, and how to get started. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2005 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis: What You Should Know A patient hand out on the condition, its diagnosis and treatment options. |
AskMen.com March 13, 2014 Richard Diana |
An Ex-NFLer And Surgeon Says: It's Time For Us To Quit Equating Pain With Gain Back in the 1970s and 1980s when I was training for NCAA football and the NFL, I worked out like a caveman. But this routine was thorough enough to negatively affect nearly every joint in my body. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2004 |
Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2005 |
How to Prevent Falling A patient/caregiver handout including facts about falls and the elderly, its causes and dangers. |
Science News November 8, 2003 Janet Raloff |
Chopsticks and Pain If there's any consolation to those of us who have fumbled with chopsticks, a new study questions the ergonomics of these dining implements. |
American Family Physician May 15, 2003 |
Low Back Pain What can cause pain in my lower back?... What can I do for pain relief?... Is there relief for ongoing back problems?... What is the best way to sit?... etc. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2004 |
Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: Tips to Share with Your Doctor If you are hard of hearinf or deaf, here are some tips to make your next doctor's visit easier. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 |
Medicines to Prevent Migraine Headaches A patient hand-out on the painful condition, its causes, treatment options and prevention recommendations. |
American Family Physician February 1, 2002 |
Exercise for the Elderly Is it safe for me to exercise?... How do I get started?... What type of exercise should I do?... When should I call my doctor?... What are some specific exercises I can do?... |
American Family Physician July 15, 2001 Swagerty & Hellinger |
Radiographic Assessment of Osteoarthritis Worldwide, osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and it is among the most prevalent and disabling chronic conditions in the United States. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2002 |
Joint Aspiration and Injection What is knee joint aspiration and injection?... How is the procedure performed?... Are there risks with needle aspiration and injection?... If I had a large amount of fluid removed from the joint, can it come back?... |
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 |
Joint and Soft Tissue Injection What is a joint and soft tissue injection?... What will I feel during the injection?... What should I do after the procedure?... What should I expect after the procedure?... |
Health May 2007 Tracey Minkin |
Supplement Watch: What Works When Workouts Hurt A little glucosamine may restore worn-down connective tissue that cushions bones. |
AskMen.com Anthony Yeung |
Exercise Pain Relief 10 reasons why you're hurting in the gym - and what to do about it |
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 |
Endometriosis: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is endometriosis?... How do I know if I have endometriosis?... How is it treated?... What do these medicines do?... Can I still get pregnant?... etc. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 Ralph Hinton |
Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Considerations Osteoarthritis is not an inevitable consequence of aging. It is an acquired degenerative process that can be managed effectively by family physicians... |
American Family Physician December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Brian Orelli |
Make Money Off Baby Boomers They're getting older whether they like it or not and need blood pressure, osteoporosis, and arthritis drugs and therapies. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Preventive Exercises With age comes the increased chance of injury. Exercise can help when it comes to injury prevention. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
8 Body Pains You Mustn't Ignore These are body pains you mustn't ignore while you're at the gym to help to ensure that you can maintain your workouts and stay injury free. |
Health October 12, 2008 Jenny Hadfield |
Girls Gotta Move: Your #1 Pain-Relieved No need to put up with achy runner's knees. The most common complaint among runners -- knee pain, or "runner's knee" -- is usually easy to treat. Here's how to overcome it. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2005 |
Migraine Headaches: How to Deal with the Pain A patient guide to the painful condition, its diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2004 |
Rebound Headaches An informative brochure on triggers for chronic headaches and treatment options. |
Health June 2007 Melanie Haiken |
The Best New Pain Cures?... For Women New research shows that pain can often be prevented if women use the right treatment. Here's what you should know. |
AskMen.com Abigail Ekue-Smith |
Banish Back Pain Bad posture causes back pain and will affect your ability to do back pain relief exercises. Read on to learn how you can banish back pain for good. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2006 |
Exercise: A Healthy Habit to Start and Keep An informative handout: How much exercise do I need?... How do I get started?... Making Exercise a Habit... How do I stick with it?... |
Chemistry World April 15, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Polymer lubricant may stave off knee surgery A synthetic polymer could make a better replacement lubricant for joint cartilage in people with arthritis, US researchers claim. The polymer is not broken down in the body like currently used replacement lubricants. |
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Managing pain in obese patients Obesity-related pain conditions can limit the patient's efforts at increasing activity and limit quality of life. This article will offer information on these conditions and treatment options. |
Health July 2007 Curt Pesmen |
Surgery to Avoid #5: Lower-Back Surgery Endoscopic or the traditional lumbar-disc repair surgeries relieve lower-back pain in 85 to 90 percent of cases, but there may be easier solutions. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2006 Junnila & Cartwright |
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Children: Part I. Initial Evaluation Musculoskeletal pain can be difficult for children to characterize. A logical and consistent approach to diagnosis is recommended, with judicious use of laboratory and radiologic testing. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2003 |
Heart Attack: Getting Back into Your Life After a Heart Attack How soon can I get back into my regular activities?... Why is exercise so important?... What kind of exercise is good?... How often should I exercise?... etc, |
American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Junnila & Cartwright |
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Children: Part II. Rheumatic Causes Primary care physicians should have a working knowledge of rheumatic diseases of childhood that manifest primarily as musculoskeletal pain. Children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can present with painless joint inflammation and may have normal results on rheumatologic tests. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 |
High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated. |
Nursing Management March 2012 Yvonne D'Arcy |
Pain and obesity It can be a challenge to provide effective pain management for obese patients; however, a multimodal pain management regimen that combines medications and complementary techniques can help increase pain relief. |
AskMen.com July 20, 2003 Mike Davison |
Stress & Strain: Work-Related Injuries Is work sometimes a pain in the neck, literally? Do you come home with irritated eyes or knotted muscles? It might surprise you to know, but you may be suffering from work-related strains; injuries caused through an excess of use or misuse of a muscle or body part. |
AskMen.com May 6, 2014 Patrick Roth |
Two Birds, Meet One Stone: Why You Should Be Doing Back Exercises Now Not surprisingly, vanity ends up being a more sustainable motivator than pain reduction. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
End Back Pain Permanently Here are the top things you should do to end back pain permanently. |
Nursing July 2011 Susan Simmons |
Recognizing and Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Here's what rheumatoid arthritis is, how it's diagnosed and treated, and what you can do to help patients manage the disease. |
Prepared Foods January 2009 Kerry Hughes |
R&D: Chicken Soup for the Joints? Recently, one study found a proprietary undenatured chicken collagen, UC-II (R), to be twice as effective as glucosamine plus chondroitin. |
AskMen.com Chris Good |
Diseases You Thought You Were Too Young To Get As it turns out, many health conditions don't care about a man's age as much as we thought. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Brian Orelli |
Pain-Free Phase 2 Data Anesiva's pain medication is moving up the clinical trial ladder. The Adlea results are very promising, but investors should look at the state of the entire company before investing. |
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 |
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine. |
American Family Physician June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
American Family Physician April 1, 2001 |
Preventing Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. American women are four to six times more likely to die of heart disease than of breast cancer. Here are some ways you can lower your risk of having a heart attack... |