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 Yoga
for Arthritis: The Complete Guide
By Loren Fishman, Ellen
Saltonstall
List Price: $18.95
Purchase For: $12.89
A comprehensive, user-friendly medical yoga
program designed for management and
prevention of arthritis. Arthritis restricts
movement; yoga increases range of motion:
these two were made for each other.
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability
in this country, limiting everyday
activities for more than seven million
Americans. Drugs, surgeries, and steroids
can alleviate some of the discomforts, but
study after study has shown that exercise is
most beneficial to most forms of arthritis,
specifically low-impact,
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A Simple
Guide To Understanding Osteoarthritis
By Dr. Jenny Hobson
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of
arthritis. The word 'osteoarthritis' is
derived from three Greek words osteo meaning
bones, arthr means joints and its means
inflammation. Thus, osteoarthritis is an
inflammatory condition that results pain in
joints and bones. Cartilage is the
connective tissue between the bones and is
made up of protein that serves as a cushion
between the joints of the bones.
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What You
Can Do If You Have Arthritis Pain
 By
Millard Hiner
If you were to ask the average person what
it means to have rheumatoid arthritis or RA,
they would probably think first of deformed
joints and pain. Modern therapies have
greatly reduced the amount of joint damage
for the vast majority of patients, but pain
is still an issue. Some medications take
considerable time to work and pain control
is important early on as well as during
flares.
Of course, the best treatment for pain is
eliminating the cause of it. In the case of
RA, this means controlling the disease and
the underlying inflammation. Doing this
reduces pain and reduces damage that leads
to chronic pain. For about 90% of RA
patients, good control of RA symptoms means
good pain relief as well. However, that
still leaves the newly diagnosed and the
unfortunate 10% in need of analgesics and
other pain control measures.
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The
Many Forms Of Arthritis
 By
Cindy Heller
Arthritis is not just a single type but
there are more than one hundred
conditions. It is literally known as the
inflammation of the joints. Due to
various circumstances, the deterioration
of the body joints lead to a condition,
which we will refer to as arthritis.
Arthritis is the foremost cause of
senior citizens disability; especially
those that are pass the age of
sixty-five years old. It is the
assumption of many conditions and the
cause for different conditions varies.
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Do I Have
Rheumatoid Arthritis?
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 The
First Year: Rheumatoid Arthritis: An
Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
By M.E.A.
McNeil
List Price: $16.95
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$12.38
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease
characterized by inflammation of the
joints, is one of the most disabling
forms of arthritis and affects over two
million people in the United States.
Without proper treatment it can lead to
long-term joint damage, chronic pain,
loss of function, and disability. From
the first moment of her diagnosis,
author M.E.A. McNeil took charge and
educated herself on every aspect of her
condition. Now, as a "patient-expert,"
she guides those newly diagnosed
step-by-step through their first year
with RA. McNeil provides crucial
information about the nature of the
disease, treatment options, diet,
exercise, social concerns, emotional
issues, networking with others, and much
more. |
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