Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain Arthritis Answered |Dr.Chirag Patel

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Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain
Arthritis Answered

• Joint pain and arthritis are the most common
  conditions suffered by the majority of people if
  not almost everyone at some point of time in
  their life be it due to ageing or injury.
  Joint arthritis is a condition that predominately
  causes this among patients. Every month we get a
  lot of questions on the joint arthritis condition
  from patients all over Mumbai.
• So in this blog today we have picked 5 frequently
  asked questions on joint arthritis and tried to
  answer them with the help of joint replacement
  and orthopaedic surgeon Dr Chirag Patel. Read on

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Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain
Arthritis Answered

• How many types of arthritis are there?
• There are as many as 100 types of arthritis that
  can affect a human being but there are three
  types of arthritis that are most commonly
  noticed Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and
  Psoriatic arthritis.

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Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain
Arthritis Answered

• What is Osteoarthritis?
• The majority of arthritis cases involve
  osteoarthritis where the cushions (cartilage)
  between the joints over time deplete causing the
  painful rubbing of bones at the joints. This type
  of arthritis can affect any joint but most
  commonly knee, hip, spine and hands are most
  commonly impacted. This may result in pain,
  swelling, loss of mobility, weakening of the
  musculoskeletal system surrounding the specific
  joint leading to everyday problems.

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• What is Rheumatoid arthritis?
• This is another common cause of joint arthritis
  but not as common as osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid
  arthritis is an autoimmune disorder where the
  body attacks the inherent body itself. It starts
  with the swelling of the joint lining that
  graduates into a condition that destroys the
  cartilage and bone thus mimicking all the
  problems caused by osteoarthritis.

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Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain
Arthritis Answered

• What is Psoriatic arthritis? What are its
  symptoms?
• Like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis is
  also an autoimmune disorder that causes
  inflammation. While Psoriasis is a skin
  condition, in few cases symptoms of arthritis
  begin to develop before the skin condition
  symptoms sets-in. Patients affected by this form
  of arthritis may also experience other symptoms
  like swollen fingers and toes, lower back pain,
  foot pain, eye inflammation, foot pain, strep
  throat and fatigue. This condition too affects
  multiple joints in the body with similar symptoms
  but is less rare than the other two types of
  arthritis conditions mentioned above.

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Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain
Arthritis Answered

• How is joint arthritis treated?
• The treatment for arthritis depends on the
  specific type of arthritis, cause, its severity,
  progression and medical history.  In a broad way
  the treatment for arthritis cases commonly
  involve the following steps, according to
  orthopaedic surgeon Dr Chirag Patel
• 1. Medications  OTC medications that improve
  pain and reduce inflammation are commonly
  prescribed by arthritis specialists and
  orthopaedic surgeons, Medications are a function
  of the type of arthritis and severity. Cortisone
  injections are also used to reduce pain and
  improve the condition of

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Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain
Arthritis Answered

• 2. Braces Since arthritis can weaken the
  musculoskeletal system around the joint,
  orthopaedic surgeon may recommend physiotherapy
  to strengthen them. Braces may also play role in
  the recovery, rehabilitation of the joint.
• 3. Lifestyle modifications Being overweight does
  put a lot of stress on joint arthritis that
  involves the hip or knee. In most cases,
  lifestyle medications that reduce the stress on
  the joints are recommended by orthopaedic
  surgeons. This may involve weight loss, exercise
  regimen, healthy eating and keeping alcohol,
  smoking in check.

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Frequently Asked Question about Joint Pain
Arthritis Answered

• The above steps provide the general outline only,
  the treatment for arthritis is a customized based
  on the type of arthritis, severity medical
  history and also the age of the individual.
  Always consult the best orthopaedic surgeon to
  know more and seek treatment for arthritis
  condition. If you are in Mumbai and are looking
  for an orthopaedic surgeon in Mumbai, then Dr
  Chirag Patel is the best orthopaedic surgeon in
  Mumbai with an excellent track record in treating
  all types of arthritis conditions.

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