Easy Arthritis

A study published in the December issue of the Annals of Rheumatic Disease describe what many people with who have had RA may already know; that new drugs and more aggressive treatment with these drugs has improved the health status of people with RA over the last 15 years. The Norwegian study surveyed almost [...]

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Gout is caused by high uric acid in the blood. In the past it was known as the Patrician’s Malady and thought to be a disease of indulgence, and until the introduction of drugs that lowered the uric acid level, patients suffered recurrent and frequent acute agonising gout and chronic gout leading to polyarthritis, tophi [...]

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Glucosamine is an amino-sugar that is a major component of joint cartilage. It is thought that glucosamine can help rebuild cartilage and reduce inflammation, making it an effective treatment for osteoarthritis. While some studies have found glucosamine effective for the treatment of osteoarthritis, other studies have not found a link between glucosamine and osteoarthritis.
Probably the [...]

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In the days before adequate treatment controlled the blood level of uric acid, chronic gout presented with multiple joint involvement and chronic poly-arthritis. Today this is rare and only found in patients who refuse medication or have poor compliance. Here the acute gout attack will become more frequent. Then other joints become involved. The crystals [...]

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If you have an episode of acute gout, it does not mean you have to be on continuous drug therapy to reduce your blood uric acid level. It simply means that your doctor will look for possible factors that may influence the level of uric acid in your blood and continue to check you uric [...]

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Hyperuricaemia is a higher than normal blood level of uric acid. There are individuals with high blood uric acid levels and have never had an attack of gout. Are these people at risk of arthritis of the joints and kidney stones from urate crystals deposits? Yes they are.
Firstly the diagnosis of asymptomatic hyperuricaemia is made [...]

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If you have arthritis and you are looking to control pain without drugs, then the first thing you need to do is  reduce your weight or maintain a normal weight. If you are overweight, weight loss will be the most important thing you can do to improve the level of pain, stiffness and mobility.
A small [...]

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Hippocrates described gout in men and post-menopausal women. Studies have shown that the incidence of potential gout is one in one hundred. Studies have also shown a link between high uric acid blood levels and hypertension and obesity. It is also suggested that the incidence of gout is increasing.
In the past gout was unheard of [...]

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