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Autoimmune Arthritis
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Jan
Autoimmune ArthritisAuthor: Mercy MarangaAutoimmune arthritis is caused by abnormalities in the immune system which makes the body to attack its own joints and the connective tissues. Ankylosing, spondlylitis and rheumatoid are the common forms of this disease. Others are lupus, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, takayasu arteritis and pol ...
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"What Kind of Arthritis Do I Have?"
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Dr B
When degeneration is found in the spine or other joints, we often simply are told it’s arthritis. When we are a little more stiff in the morning, we call that arthritis. When we have back pain from years of wear and tear on our body, we refer to it as arthritis. To many, a surprise is that this may be true, but we can get much more specifi ...
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How to Limit the Degeneration in your Neck and other Joints
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Nav J.
Degenerative Joint disease or DJD is the most common form of arthiritis in the neck. In fact the most common located for degenerative disc disease to occur is in the lower cervical spine at the C5, C6 level. Not only are there changes to the bones themselves (for example, the appearance of osteophytes), but there can be decrease in disc height. It ...
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Osteoarthritis Basics: The Joint and Its Parts
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DorotheeRH
A joint is the point where two or more bones are connected. With a few exceptions (in the skull and pelvis, for example), joints are designed to allow movement between the bones and to absorb shock from movements like walking or repetitive motions. These movable joints are made up of the following parts:Cartilage: a hard but slippery coating on the ...
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Holistic Treatment for Fibromyalgia and Joint Pain
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Doris C.
No one enjoys pain of any kind. Yet, there will come a time where we may find ourselves having to cope with pain on our joints. I have seen how my mom suffers from morning stiffness on her joints and since I started looking at holistic treatment to help her condition.Flexcin 90 cap (Buy 2 get 1 Free)$79.90 From my research, I found out that there a ...
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Time For A Spinal Tune-Up
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Dr. Gray
When you care about your car, you take it to the shop for the tuneups it needs – oil changes, tire rotations, new brakes, etc. Your spine is no different. It needs a regular “tuneup” as well, complete with chiropractic adjustments. Chiropractic tuneups can serve three purposes:Evaluate the state of your body, even if you have n ...
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Bone and Joint Decade 2002-2011
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Victoria Powell
Image by Twm™ via Flickr The Bone and Joint Decade is, like most other preventive awareness activities, spirited towards educating the public and the medical world on the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of bone and joint disease. Their goal is to raise money for research, prevention, and treatment modalities that affect millions worldwi ...
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From My Point of View for Knee Replacement Surgery....
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Liyesen
Knee replacement surgery, or also known as knee arthroplasty i s the treatment for degenerative arthritis ( also known as degenerative joint disease, degenerative knee, Osteoarthritis, proliferative knee arthritis, hypertrophic arthritis, senile arthritis). It is treatment when surgery is the last thing that is needed. However, recently, I cam ...
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Erosive Arthropathy in systemic sclerosis
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Jan
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by vascular involvement and fibrotic changes in the skin and internal organs. Joint symptoms have been noted in 12 to 66% of patients at the time of diagnosis and in 24 to 97% of patients at some time during the course of their illness. Many radiological changes in the joints of ...
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