If there’s a word that aptly describes hip arthritis, it would be “challenging.” As the condition progresses, it can bring on symptoms that can make day-to-day living difficult. The good news is that there are things you can do to both lower your risk for hip arthritis or live well with its symptoms, and one…
Arthritis
What Could Cause My Hip Arthritis to Flare Up?
Hip arthritis, in itself, can be debilitating and disruptive. If you’ve been diagnosed with it, the last thing you want is having to live through a flare—a period in which your symptoms tend to crank up, and the very medications that you take to control them don’t seem to work. While it can be quite…
How Bad Is Your Hip Arthritis?
If you have hip arthritis, you probably experience pain and other symptoms on a regular basis. While taking medications for pain relief can help a bit, it is not an ideal solution. In the early stages of the condition, it can be fairly easy to manage it at home. However, if you experience bad hip…
Top Exercises for Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder arthritis refers to wear and tear of the ball and socket joint, which makes up the shoulder joint. Arthritis causes the cartilage cushioning the joint to wear away, often due to overuse. Sometimes, it is a result of a traumatic injury. As with all arthritis conditions, shoulder arthritis is painful, degenerative, and chronic. The…
Causes of osteoarthritis
If you are getting to a certain age where you start to have painful and stiff joints, you may a condition called osteoarthritis. Also called wear-and-tear arthritis, osteoarthritis affects millions of adults. The condition refers to inflammation in the joints and is often the result of wearing down of the cartilage that supports the smooth…
Common Causes of Knee Pain
Your knees support your body’s weight and are essential to everyday activities like standing and walking. Knee pain is a common complaint among men and women, especially as we age. There are a variety of reasons why you may be experiencing knee pain. If you are having knee pain, talk to an orthopedic doctor to…
Do I Have Arthritis? Early Symptoms
Of the more than 100 types of arthritis, the most common type is osteoarthritis – which is the tenderness and swelling of one or more joints in the body. Because it is so common, it is usually called simply “arthritis.” Arthritis joint pain and stiffness tend to get worse as we get older, but it…