Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement
Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum shares information and advice about osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, joint replacement and more -- from symptoms and prevention of arthritis and other promising treatments.
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In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 4 weeks ago
A Book Review: An Unspoken Part of SurgeryI was presented with an advance copy of a book I do not think I would purchase as a patient. It was also a...

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 8 weeks ago
A day does not go by where I do not see a television advertisement for a prescription medication. The final tag line is: Ask your doctor about THIS ...
Tags: arthritis

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 51 weeks ago
On my last blog post I talked a bit about who will do your surgery. This is a very difficult decision for anyone, as even in this country there are no...

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 1 year ago
On the WebMD message Board on Joint Replacement there are a number of posts concerning serious problems that have occurred in each individual s surg...
Tags: hip replacement

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 1 year ago
When to Start and When to StopIt is interesting that I overheard two clinicians speaking recently and this is generally what I heard:Clinician 1: I go...

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 1 year ago
I am a joint replacement surgeon. In the operating room, in a given year I perform over 300 procedures related to joints, arthritis, and injury. In my...

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 1 year ago
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the King's horses and all the King's men,Couldn't put Humpty together again.Things have...

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 1 year ago
When I tell patients they have arthritis they often say that they are not surprised because their mother has it. Or they may say that their father jus...

In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 2 years ago
*Excerpt from book The MD Answer Book...on Arthritis that I am currently writing.Joint replacements have been around for approximately 50 years. Mo...
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In Arthritis Relief and Joint Replacement - Posted 2 years ago
It's the same in New York, Chicago, and Tupelo, MississippiThere has been so much press from all over the country about the speed to recover from surg...
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