A Patient's Guide to Rehabilitation for Arthritis Introduction Arthritis is the most common cause of chronic disability. There is no…
A Patient's Guide to Medications for Arthritis Doctors have only a few kinds of drugs to help treat the many…
A Patient's Guide to Psoriatic Arthritis Introduction Psoriasis is a disease that most people think of as primarily a skin…
A Patient's Guide to Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. In fact, more than 75 percent…
A Patient's Guide to Lyme Disease Introduction Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease caused by tick bites. It is the…
A Patient's Guide to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE, or lupus) is an autoimmune disease…
A Patient's Guide to Joint Injections for Arthritis Doctors recommend joint injections of corticosteroids (also commonly known as cortisone) for…
A Patient's Guide to Gout Introduction Gout is a disease that involves the build-up of uric acid in the body.…
A Patient's Guide to Arthritis What Is Arthritis? Arthritis means inflammation of the joints. Inflammation generally includes symptoms of redness,…
A Patient's Guide to Fibromyalgia Introduction Fibromyalgia, a common painful disorder among women in their middle years (40 to 60…
A Patient's Guide to Distal Biceps Rupture Introduction A distal biceps rupture occurs when the tendon attaching the biceps muscle…
A Patient's Guide to Ankle Syndesmosis Injuries Introduction An ankle injury common to athletes is the ankle syndesmosis injury. This…
A Patient's Guide to Ankle Impingement Problems Introduction Ankle impingement occurs when soft tissues around the ankle are pinched or…
A Patient's Guide to Peroneal Tendon Problems Introduction Problems affecting the two peroneal tendons that lie behind the outer ankle…
A Patient's Guide to Peroneal Tendon Subluxation Introduction The peroneals are two muscles and their tendons that attach along the…
A Patient's Guide to Mucous Cysts of the Fingers Introduction Mucous cysts are small, fluid-filled sacs that form on the…
A Patient's Guide to Patellofemoral Problems Introduction The patella, or kneecap, can be a source of knee pain when it…
A Patient's Guide to Posterior Cervical Fusion Introduction Posterior cervical fusion is done through the back (posterior) of the neck.…
A Patient's Guide to Lumbar Discectomy Introduction Lumbar discectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part of a problem disc…
A Patient's Guide to Lumbar Facet Joint Arthritis Introduction Arthritis of the lumbar facet joints can be a source of…