Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

May 26, 2008

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of disease of joints caused due to degeneration of protein substance in the joints namely cartilage. Different body parts such as feet, spine, hand, wrists and weight-bearing joints like knee and hip are ...

May 26, 2008

Diagnosis of Gout

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Gout is a disease in which the uric acid level of the body increases and because of it starts depositing in the joints. It is deposited in the form of crystals and after some time when large deposits gather on in the joints they start creating the ...

May 22, 2008

Surgical Treatment Options for Gouty Arthritis

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

An increase in the levels of uric acid in the body causes the formation of tiny urate crystals that deposit within the tissues and joints of the body. This increase in uric acid levels can be a result of a faulty excretory system or an ...

May 22, 2008

Risk Factors for Arthritis – Preventive Measures to Avoid Symptoms

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Arthritis has become a very common disease these days. It is quite troublesome as there is no sure care available for it and it causes some serious effects as pain in the joints, inflammation, destruction of the tissues in the joints etc. therefore ...

May 22, 2008

Prevention of Gouty Arthritis

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Gout is caused due to deposition of uric acid crystals in the joints that occurs due to elevated level of uric acid in the body. This abnormality arises due to the malfunctioning of the excretory system of the body. A patient first develops problems ...

May 22, 2008

Osteoarthritis Prevention Measures, Tips & Exercises

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

There are several reasons, which can cause osteoarthritis such as heredity, deficiency, infections, physical damage to the joint, etc. the treatment for osteoarthritis is very complicated and requires a lot of time. In addition, in some of the ...

May 22, 2008

Gout Medications – For Preventing Deposition of Uric Acid Crystals In The Joints

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Gout is a type of arthritis in which uric acid crystals, or monosodium urate gets deposited on the cartilages, tendons and the nearby tissues of the joints. This happens when their level in the blood is elevated i.e. increased beyond limit. This ...

May 22, 2008

Complications of Osteoarthritis – Fatal Complications & Warning Signs

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Osteoarthritis itself causes problems as pain in the joints, immovability of the joint and development of nodes on bones in joints. None of these are life threatening. However, osteoarthritis can give rise to some other complications as well. Some ...

May 22, 2008

Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

There are a number of causes of rheumatoid arthritis as heredity, infection, damage to the joint etc. these causes of rheumatoid arthritis are not controllable. The patient experiences the problems as pain, immovability of the joints, and effects on ...

May 22, 2008

Disease Information for Awareness & Support – Arthritis Foundation

Posted in Category : Bone, Joint & Muscles Disorders

Arthritis foundation is non-profit making private foundation, which exclusively deals with research and development of different treatment options for arthritis. It was found in the year 1948 and since then it has been involved in the number of ...