Trapeziectomy information factsheet - Versus Arthritis

Trapeziectomy FACTSHEET Arthritis Care • Trapeziectomy 1 Arthritis in the joint at the base of the thumb is very common. It occurs between the thumb metacarpal (long bone) and the trapezium, which is one of the smaller bones in the wrist. The medical name for the joint is the ‘first carpo-metacarpal joint’,

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Osteoarthritis of the hand and wrist

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and the hand and wrist joints are among the most commonly affected. ... The index and middle fingers and the thumb are the parts of the hand most commonly affected. Many people find that the hand they

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Osteoarthritis of the hip - Versus Arthritis | All of us ...

a painful hip. Hold it in the hand on the opposite side of the body to your affected joint. Try to avoid carrying items on the same side as the affected hip. • Use the handrail for support when going up or down stairs. Go upstairs one at a time with your good leg first, but go downstairs with your bad leg first.

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Neck pain exercise sheet. - Versus Arthritis

neck pain. It’s important to carry on exercising, even when the pain goes, as this can reduce the chances of it coming back. Neck pain can also be helped by sleeping on a firm mattress, with your head at the same height as your body, and by sitting upright, with your shoulders and neck back. Don’t wear a neck

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Elbow pain exercises - Versus Arthritis

tennis elbow, and needs to be done for 8–12 weeks. Wrist lift (palm up) Bend your elbow at a right angle. Hold a light weight (for example a tin of beans), palm up. Bend your wrist slowly towards you, and then slowly release. Do three sets of 15 repetitions twice a day. This is a useful exercise for golfer’s elbow.

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Knee Pain Information Booklet - Versus Arthritis

this type of knee pain. Tendonitis Sore or painful knees can be a sign of tendonitis. This is when a tendon swells up and becomes painful – for example, after an injury. Osgood–Schlatter’s disease This is a condition that can affect children and young people. In .

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Ankle sprain exercise sheet - Versus Arthritis

creams that could reduce the pain and swelling in your ankle. These include painkillers like paracetamol, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen. Putting some weight on your foot by doing things like walking, can really help with recovering from an ankle sprain, so try to stay as mobile as possible.

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Exercises for hip pain - Versus Arthritis

Hip flexion (strengthening): Hold onto a work surface and march on the spot to bring your knees up towards your chest alternately. Don’t go above 90 degrees. 2 Hip extension (strengthening): Move your leg backwards, keeping your knee straight. Clench your buttock tightly and hold for five seconds. Don’t lean forwards. Hold onto a

Versus Arthritis back pain information booklet

programme can help people with low back pain lead more active lives and manage their condition more effectively. Many of the people who took part in the study also found that they had the knowledge to prevent further attacks if they felt an episode of back pain coming on.

  Back, Pain, Low back pain, Back pain

Fibromyalgia information booklet

Fibromyalgia isn’t caused by damage or an injury to the body. But it does increase the sensitivity of your nerve endings, which means you could feel pain from a small amount of pressure or minor knocks. One theory is that the condition is caused by problems with a person’s central nervous system – which controls all the sensations

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Clinical Case: RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects at least 1.3 million Americans and about 75 percent are women.1 In fact, Keith is a 59 year-old White male with a history of COPD and congestive heart ... C-reactive protein (blood tests which can suggest systemic inflammation)

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-reactive Protein ...

tis, polymyalgia rheumatica, rheumatoid arthritis, and Hodgkin’s disease.25 CRP may be used to follow the course of disease and to monitor treatment effectiveness for bacterial infections, rheu-matoid arthritis, malignancies, and acute pancreatitis. Similarly, serial measurement of CRP may be beneficial for predicting the

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36 DIET FOR AN ARTHRITIS-FRIENDLY

C-reactive protein (CRP, a blood marker of inflam-mation) and certain cancers. Fatty fish, like salmon, is the most potent source of ... Arthritis Network, I’ve found encouragement and advice to help me adjust to my new normal. This amazing community has empowered me to live my most

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Laboratory Procedure Manual

i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease; in diagnosis and therapy of infections, and in premature rupture of membranes or ... C-reactive protein has been of increasing interest because of the current availability of

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the . third most common. form of arthritis Approximately . 40,000. New Zealanders have RA RA . can occur at any age, but most often appears between the ages of 25 and 50 RA . affects women three times more often than men People with RA have a . higher risk. of developing . heart disease Smokers have a higher rate of ...

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Lymphocytosis - Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

Auto-immune conditions, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis Smoking Post splenectomy Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (a clonal lymphocytosis similar to CLL but with clonal lymphocytes < 5 x 109/l and without other features of CLL) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) Assessment Look for:

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Inflectra® (infliximab-dyyb) Injectable Medication ...

GR-69299 (1-18) Inflectra ® (infliximab-dyyb) Injectable Medication Precertification Request . Page 3 of 4 (All fields must be completed and …

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