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Knuckle Replacement: An Option For Achy Hands

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Chances are, you probably know someone who’s had a knee or hip replacement. Each year, more than 750,000 Americans undergo one of those procedures. But how about a knuckle replacement?

Yes, it’s possible to have the tiny joints in your fingers replaced with prostheses to ease the pain and suffering associated with arthritis. And although this type of surgery (known as arthroplasty) is still being perfected and is far less common for knuckles than for knees or hips, it can provide rapid relief to people whose hands are ailing.

“Patients are happy right off the bat,” says Arnold-Peter Weiss, M.D., a hand surgeon, professor of orthopedics, and associate dean of medicine at Brown University Medical School, in Providence, R.I. “It even surprises me.” Click to continue »

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Arthritis: Relief From Pain and Suffering

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

There are millions of people worldwide who suffer from arthritis. Arthritis is an inflammation of the body’s joints. Any part of the body can be affected. The symptoms can vary from mild pain and stiffness to severe debilitating pain, where the sufferer has lost mobility to some degree.

There are two main types of arthritis, osteo-arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteo arthritis is the most common type and the main symptoms are pain and stiffness. Rest can be of great benefit to this type of arthritis and most of the symptoms can be alleviated this way. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that can affect people of all ages. The main symptom is painful stiff joints that become swollen and often deformed. Often suffers of rheumatoid arthritis can become depressed and their quality of life can be severely curtailed.

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