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Weight Loss - maybe a better alternative to combat osteoarthritis
 With baby boomers aging and the obesity epidemic escalating, there will be a rapid increase in the incidence of osteoarthritis of the knee in the near future. One article estimated there would be a 600 percent increase in demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by 2030. These individuals are increasingly younger patients who do not necessarily do better with artificial knee replacemen t. One physician who reviewed his patients 55 and younger found a greater incidence of stiffness requiring manipulation and a greater
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Rheumatoid and osteoarthritis - why does it hurt and can it be stopped?
 Arthritis is a general term that implies acute or chronic inflammation of a joint, often accompanied by pain and structural changes. Though most of us think of old age and repetitive work as the causes of arthritis, the reality is much more complicated. Arthritis isn’t just one disease; it’s a complex disorder that can comprise more than 100 distinct conditions and can affect people at any stage of life.
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Knee replacement surgery gave me back my health and life
 When I was asked to write my story,, I asked, “Why me? I’m a 62-year-old retired sheetworker. I’m just a normal person, no different than the next guy.” My doctor said that is exactly why I should write it.
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By John P. Morgan, MD
Surgery might be answer for carpal tunnel syndrome
 As a hand surgeon, hardly a day passes by that I do not see a patient with the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. The condition is the most common compressive neuropathy of the upper extremity adversely affecting quality of life and resulting in a considerable economic impact on society. symptoms generally develop over time (months to years) when the median nerve (responsible for sensation and function to the hand) becomes compressed within the confines of the anatomic boundaries of the wrist, called
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By Paul Perry, MD
 Don’t worry; neither poor golfing technique nor your bad swing is necessarily the cause of the shoulder pain you are experiencing. Shoulder pain is the third most reported musculoskeletal pain after lower back and elbow problems. You might tend to blame the discomfort you are feeling on repetitive overuse from playing a lot of golf, and that could be the case; but other common causes of shoulder pain are rotator cuff tendonitis, instability
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