Understanding My Diagnosis

Pool10

Hello, I wondered if anyone could help me please - after an ultrasound my GP says that I wear and tear and arthralgia - does anyone know what this means? He said it is pain in the joints abd tgat he'll refer me for Physio. Many thanks

frogmorton

Morning @Pool10

An outdated slightly inaccurate term for Osteoarthritis 'wear and tear' honestly.

Physio is a good idea though.

When the helpline see this I'm sure they'll have loads of useful advice for you.

Take care

Toni x

helpline_team

Hi@Pool10

Thanks for your post to the Helpline. I'm sorry to hear about the pain in your joints that you've experienced.

If you search the letter O for Osteoarthritis in Conditions, you can look up the Osteoarthritis information for any joints affected - see Osteoarthritis in the knee, or hip, or hand and wrist, spine etc.

Conditions | Types of arthritis, causes, treatments (versusarthritis.org)

As Toni mentioned, referral to a physiotherapist is a great idea. And we've produced really clear videos about exercise, just look at YouTube Versus Arthritis.

Getting into a daily routine involving gentle exercise can take a bit of time and if you have any concerns about pain or discomfort, do speak to the physio (and ring us here on 0800 5200 520.)

Exercising with arthritis | Top tips, specific exercises (versusarthritis.org)

Along with keeping moving it's recommended that we've got to do our best to eat a balanced diet to keep weight down. As the holidays are approaching, healthy eating is particularly important.

Eating well with arthritis | healthy eating for people with arthritis (versusarthritis.org)

I hope that's helpful

All the best

Guy - Helpline Team

Pool10

Thank you so much for your help and advice.