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Bone Density Scanning and Osteoarthritis
When bone density is measured using DXA scanning, people with advanced (but not early) osteoarthritis in the spine (but not the hip) can appear to have a higher bone density than ......
Do certain foods aggravate Osteoarthritis?
There are numerous unsubstantiated reports of various foods aggravating or relieving joint pain. None have been proven in clinical trials. The most logical thing to do is to stay away from ......
What Doctor
Either a rheumatologist or orthopedic surgeon would likely do. I admit to some bias, but I think all would agree that the rheumatologist would be better at confirming the diagnosis, ruling ......
Cracking Knuckles
This is easily a top ten question of interest. There is not controlled data and thus I am free to make up any answer I wish. I believe that repeated knuckle ......
The use of vertebroplasty in Arthritis of the Knee
Vertebroplasty cannot be used for OA of the knees. Since one theory is that cartilage damage in OA is caused by increased hardening and compaction of bone on the tibial surface ......
Mercury levels and arthritis
There is no credible evidence linking mercury to the development of osteoarthritis. It doesn't matter that your unconventional doctor doesn't accept medicare because medicare won't pay for mercury levels to evaluate ......
Compare Yung and Old
That is a great question, but unfortunatley one that no one is able to fully answer. There are age related changes in cartilage and bone that may be the underlying cause ......
Effects of diet on OA & RA
Although many patients have told me that certain foods trigger flares of their arthritis, there is no controlled scientific evidence that foods trigger RA or OA. See our article on nutrition ......
Inherited
Only in rare circumstances. There are rare families with inherited OA that have been linked to a genetic defect in one of the collagen genes....
Retained schrapnel and development of OA
I am not aware of any study that directly addresses your patient's particular situation. There is a strong association of joint trauma and subsequent development of OA-- Dr. Allan Gelber in ......
Smoking and Arthritis
No....
Arthritis - Allergies
No link between allergies and arthritis has been shown....
what causes arthritis
To answer your question, the following information has been extracted from the Osteoarthritis-Clinical Presentation section of this website."Occupation-related repetitive injury and physical trauma contribute to the development of secondary (non-idiopathic) osteoarthritis(OA), ......
long term effects
To my knowledge there is no known link between steroid use and osteoarthritis....
Calcium supplements & arthritis in finger joints
One thing medicine has taught me is to never say that something is impossible. But I know of no evidence and cannot even think of a theoretical reason for why oral ......
Knee Replacement or Drug Interaction
None of the problems you mentioned have been directly linked to osteoarthritis of the knees. But I would imagine that your overall musculoskeletal health is poor adding to diffculties of OA. ......
Osteoarthritis in Hip
Except in cases where there is prior significant trauma to the hip, the cause of osteoarthritis (OA) in the hip is unknown....
