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Suggest Treatment For Osteoarthritis
My partner aged 63 has osteoarthritis in his feet and ankles and a little in his knees. all blood tests are normal. doctor says take painkillers. he is normally a fit active man but over last 18 months gets extremely tired and lack lustre. had a tic bite 2yrs ago but test for lyme was negative what course of action could we pursue now. he does feel his arthritis symptoms and tiredness stemmed from the time of the tic bite.
Mon, 20 Apr 2015
Hi,,
Arthritis just means inflammation of joint and it depends on various causes and thus they are classified.
now the most common form of arthritis is degenerative type which occurs due to erosion of a protective cartilage layer at the end of our bones, this is a aging process and is not actually a disease. other like infective or inflammatory like Rheumatiod have other reasons and are disease in reality.
now your partner has osteoarthritis, no tests routinely done will be positive and depending on the condition, either physiotherapy with or without medicines is the way out or joint replacement and arthodesis is way out, what a doctor does is dependent on joint condition.
Consult a physician for the purpose of lack of energy, tiredness and, lyme issue.
Arthritis just means inflammation of joint and it depends on various causes and thus they are classified.
now the most common form of arthritis is degenerative type which occurs due to erosion of a protective cartilage layer at the end of our bones, this is a aging process and is not actually a disease. other like infective or inflammatory like Rheumatiod have other reasons and are disease in reality.
now your partner has osteoarthritis, no tests routinely done will be positive and depending on the condition, either physiotherapy with or without medicines is the way out or joint replacement and arthodesis is way out, what a doctor does is dependent on joint condition.
Consult a physician for the purpose of lack of energy, tiredness and, lyme issue.
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