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"There are many easy-to-understand line drawings explaining the anatomy and procedures described in the book and an excellent glossary." --Choice
"This is a practical, comprehensive, and up-to-date overview of osteoarthritis written by very experienced and highly respected authors, and should prove helpful to all of those who read it." --Joseph D. Croft, M.D., past-president of the American College of Rheumatology
"This is a practical, comprehensive, and up-to-date overview of osteoarthritis written by very experienced and highly respected authors, and should prove helpful to all of those who read it." --Joseph D. Croft, M.D., past-president of the American College of Rheumatology
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Osteoarthritis afflicts about 25 million people in the United States--two-thirds of all people over 65--and the numbers will only grow in the coming years as baby boomers age. Yet few who suffer from this disease know much about it--how to relieve the pain, what exercises might help lessen their suffering, how to cut down on visits to the doctor. In All About Osteoarthritis, two leading authorities on the disease--Nancy E. Lane and Daniel J. Wallace--join forces to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive discussion of osteoarthritis available, explaining what osteoarthritis is, how patients can help themselves, and how to find the best resources to manage the disorder. The authors offer information in a clear and accessible style, with detailed illustrations showing how key joints--knees, hips, fingers, backs, hands, and necks--degenerate. They take readers through the steps of diagnosis, how the body is affected, and ways to manage the disease. In user-friendly language, they describe all of the established treatment options, including new medications and their side effects, and help readers determine when surgery may be necessary. The authors also examine alternative treatments, clarifying which work, which may work, and which definitely do not. And they outline recent advances in the field and discuss where these breakthroughs may lead us. While osteoarthritis most acutely affects the elderly, it starts years before, and many people suffer the aches and pains of the condition well before old age. For aging baby boomers, much can be done before osteoarthritis becomes chronic and debilitating. This comprehensive guide will provide an excellent resource for patients and their families, caregivers, and medical professionals.
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Having read this book from cover to cover, I found it informative and helpful. I had hoped to answer several questions about this condition, such as, will it get worse, should I be doing something about it, why me, and so on. The final answers seem to be that one can only treat the pain, learn to live with it, and hope to be one of the majority for whom it is just a nuisance, rather than a major disability.
The book is written for the American market, but it is just as helpful to UK readers. It does put a stop to the great waste of time and money trying "alternative" approaches. Other than multivitamins it only really points towards a sensible use of painkillers, and does not support diet changes, etc.
It was perhaps most helpful to me on the question of exercise. I now feel encouraged to resume some mobilisation work which I had previously felt anxious about.
While not offering any great solutions, this book clears away the nonsense theories and allows one to get a clear view of the problems that osteoarthritis causes.
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although seemingly an old book, it has information available to osteoarthritis patients to better their understanding of their condition, surprising!
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