What if someone told you that the opioids you\’re taking for pain relief are actually making your arthritis worse? You\’d probably want to listen to that person. Opioids like morphine and oxycodone alter your perception of pain. You might be \”feeling no pain\” when you take these pills, but it\’s actually doing nothing to improve …
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Arthritis is a joint disorder, which features inflammation, pain and stiffness. There is also often a loss in movement with arthritis, as the joints are too inflamed to move. When only a single joint is involved it’s known as monoarthritis. If two or three joints are involved it’s referred to as oligoarthritis. To date there …
If you are like the one in four American adults who suffer from arthritis symptoms, you are looking for options for managing the day to day aches and pains and often debilitating loss of mobility. Fortunately, there are many things you can do that, when combined with physical therapy, can improve your strength, increase your …