Wondered if anyone could help me with this. For last year i have had pain and stiffness in hands,fingers wake in the night and they are clenched and painful to straighten. joint pain and stiffness also in elbows knees,hips and shoulders. Have had blood tests done and xray on hands all have came back normal. The only thing…
Hi, I'm new here and based in NI. I'm 31 and have a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis and joint hypermobility. I'm really struggling with pain management, I keep having joint injections cancelled (3 times in 3 months and won't have seen anyone in the last 9 months). I'm currently on sulphasalizine and celecoxib, cocodamol…
I have found out that I have facet joint arthritis and have been booked in for bilateral medial branch blocks followed by radio frequency denervation treatment. Has anyone else had this treatment? Did it help?
Hi, I suffer with a chronic arthritic lower back and chronic sciatica. Does anyone have experience of using Percussive Massage therapy "guns" , eg Recovapro and Theragun? I would be interested to hear people's experiences and if possible, a Health Professional's advice based on any health studies which might have been…
Hi, I’m new here and wanted to ask what exactly is a flare? I have been on sulfazalazine for nearly 8 months now. Was all going good, things settled then about a month ago I got swelling and pain in fingers I hadn’t previously and it’s constant. For the last few weeks, the last week in particular I have been ridiculously…
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Hello lovely poeple. I wonder if any women (of a certin age) are struggling with menopause symptoms and coping with OA. I was diagnosed with OA in my knees and lumbar spine ealrier this year. As I was recently experiencing unusual pains, not sleeping well at all, so terrible fatigue and brain fog, I visited my GP and he…
Good morning, for some time I have been taking fish oil, evening primrose oil and turmeric capsules as food supplements. I have now been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and about to start taking methotrexate. Is it advisable to continue with the food supplements or not? Any advice would be very helpful. Thank you.
Sorry for the long message. Just a bit of background. I’m 32, been having symptoms for almost a year now and I’m absolutely stumped as to what it is. I am a physician but don’t have much rheumatology experience so it is frustrating me even more. My symptoms are: Painful joints (mostly ankles/feet/hands) always in the…
Hi I haven`t posted for a long time as I have not felt the need to ask for support. I was born with bilateral hip dysplasia and developed osteoarthritis in both hips, which have been replaced. I also have degenerative disc disease in my lumbar spine, and had an anterior interbody lumbar fusion 3 years ago. Since then I…
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