2009 October

Archive for October, 2009

How to Help Control Rheumatoid Arthritis

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Cold and Hold Treatments
Cold or heat treatments can be used to decrease the pain and increase muscle flexibility when you have arthritis. Cold or heat treatments can be combined with any of the exercises prescribed by your physical therapist.
• It decreases blood flow• Aids with pain• Use before [...]

Arthritis - Not Just For The Senior Citizens

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

There’s a general myth that arthritis is an age-implicated medical condition that afflicts only the old age pensioners or the elderly.  It may be true with osteoarthritis, the most typical kind of joint disorder that usually affects adults of both sexes in their middle age.  But what the general public do not understand is that [...]

THE SYMPTOMS OF GOUT

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Gout is mainly caused by the accumulation of uric acid (waste product that is collected and eliminated by the kidneys through urine) inside the body. The surplus of uric acid THE MAIN SYMPTOMS OF GOUT are signs that uric acid is crystallizing and are depositing in different parts of the body. One of the most disturbing symptoms of gout is [...]