Patients visit their family doctor or specialists for arthritis treatment mainly because of pain level and restriction to their lives. Most osteoarthritic patients control their pain by using simple analgesics such as paracetamol or whatever is available over the counter. Stronger analgesics are obtained from their GPs. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) has been used quite […]

This osteoarthritis treatment depends on you. Lifestyle changes can make a significant effect on your condition. Obesity affects the bio-mechanics of weight bearing joints. Maintaining the correct weight (BMI) will reduce progression of arthritis especially in the knees.
Maintain a good level of activity and improve on exercise. This improves the strength of the muscles and […]

You can break this into symptoms, signs and impairment of function.
Pain develops around the osteoarthritic joint. The severity of pain and impairment depends largely on the individual. This can be influenced by expectation and state of mind. Anxiety and depression will influence pain perception. Level of satisfaction and success especially at work and home impacts […]

Osteoarthritis can be grouped into two types, primary and secondary. In primary, the cause is generally unknown and in secondary it can develop following damage to the joint or mis-alignment.
When osteoarthritis develops the surface of the cartilage splits, and focal erosions develops leading to exposure of the underlying bone. The exposed bone becomes worn and […]

Osteoarthritis is the commonest disease to affect joints. It is long thought to be the result of ageing and injury but it is not an inevitable consequence of growing old.
In osteoarthritis, there is focal cartilaginous loss and resultant bony reaction in the form of growth or sclerosis. X-ray remains the simple and most used test […]

There are many types of arthritis. Listed below are the important ones.
Inflammatory Arthritis:Includes Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis.
Connective Tissue Disease:Includes Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Polyarteritis Nodosa.
Crystal Deposition Disease: Gout.
Degenerative joint Disorder: Primary and Secondary Osteoarthritis.
Arthritis relater to Infection: Septic Arthritis.
Arthritis due to Systemic Disease: This large group includes Marfan Syndrome, Bacterial Endocarditis.
This is brief list. […]

In 1940 there were only two recognised types of arthritis. The two are known today as Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Today there are over 100 indentifiable types of arthritis and includes conditions such as polymyalgia rheumatica and Lyme’s disease.
Sixty years ago the treatment for gouty arthritis was colchicine, and aspirin (salicylates) for pains of arthritis.
Cortisone […]

There are three types of joints in the body. These are the fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial joints.
As arthritis develops in synovial joints, I will concentrate on it.
Synovial Joint: Where the two bones come together, the ends are covered with cartilage (articular cartilage). The joint is surrounded by a fibrous capsule and synovial membrane lines the […]

My name is Dr.Phil Hariram. I have treated arthritis in general practice situation for over 27 years. I have seen some great changes in diagnosis, investigation and treatment of the various types of arthritis.
In addition I have used hypnotherapy and acupuncture as part of my treatment options. I am starting this blog to provide advice […]