The Cleveland Clinic Arthritis Advisor

Volume 5
Number 11
November 2006

November 2006

Surgery Isn't Your Only Option
Before opting for joint replacement, consider the alternatives--and there are many.

In The News: (11/06)
Taking Osteoporosis Drugs? Let Your Dentist Know.

When Getting Up Gets You Down
Spinal stenosis, a frequent result of osteoarthritis, can make walking and standing painful. But there are plenty of treatments that can help.

Arthritis Do's and Don't
Six activities can help relieve pain, stiffness and increase your quality of life. Just steer clear of moves that offer no benefit at all.

Biometric Tool Helps Physicians Measure Joint Pain
A small, cordless medical device that transforms the physician’s finger from its conventional role in gauging joint tenderness into a tool designed to measure pain has been approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration.

Can You Believe What You Read?
There's a lot of medical misinformation in today's news. Here are five ways you can tell fact from fiction.

NASAIDS May Prevent Prostrate Enlargement
NSAIDs, commonly used to relieve arthritis pain, may prevent or delay development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Ask The Doctors: (11/06)
I have osteoarthritis in my hands, knees,and feet. I’ve been going to my family doc-tor, but friends have told me that a generalpractitioner may not be up to date and Ishould be seeing a rheumatologist.