Basic information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for patients living with Arthritis
Arthritis Sourcebook, Fifth Edition provides updated information about diagnosing, treating, and managing degenerative, inflammatory, and other specific forms of arthritis. It also explains the symptoms and treatments of related diseases that affect the joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, and muscles. Details about currently used medical, surgical, and self-care management strategies are included along with tips for reducing joint pain and inflammation and managing arthritis-related disability. The book concludes with a glossary of terms and directory of resources for additional help and information and also includes online access.
The Health Reference Series
For over 25 years, librarians have trusted the Health Reference Series to answer their patrons health questions as they navigate the increasingly noisy, and often unreliable, landscape of medical information.
The Health Reference Series provides basic medical information for patients, families, caregivers, and the general public. Each volume takes a particular topic and provides comprehensive coverage. This is especially important for people who may be dealing with a newly diagnosed disease or a chronic disorder in themselves or in a family member. People looking for preventive guidance, information about disease warning signs, medical statistics, and risk factors for health problems will also find answers to their questions in this series.
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Author(s): Greg Mullin
Series: Health Reference
Edition: 5
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 568
Table of Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 15
Part One—Introduction to Arthritis......Page 21
Chapter 1—Understanding the Bones, Muscles, and Joints......Page 23
Section 1.1—What Are Bones, Muscles, and Joints?......Page 24
Section 1.2—Importance of Healthy Bones......Page 29
Chapter 2—Overview of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases......Page 43
Chapter 3—Statistics on Arthritis in the United States......Page 49
Chapter 4—Risk Factors for Arthritis......Page 55
Section 4.1—Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Risk Factors for Arthritis......Page 56
Section 4.2—Genetics as Risk Factor for Arthritis......Page 57
Chapter 5—Joints Affected by Arthritis......Page 61
Section 5.1—Arthritis of the Shoulder......Page 62
Section 5.2—Arthritis of the Wrist......Page 64
Section 5.3—Arthritis of the Hip......Page 68
Section 5.4—Arthritis of the Knee......Page 72
Section 5.5—Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle......Page 76
Part Two—Types of Arthritis, Related Rheumatic Diseases, and Other Associated Medical Conditions......Page 81
Chapter 6—Osteoarthritis (OA)......Page 83
Section 6.1—Understanding Osteoarthritis......Page 84
Section 6.2—Spinal Stenosis Can Be Caused by OA......Page 88
Chapter 7—Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)......Page 91
Section 7.1—Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)......Page 92
Section 7.2—Painful Joints? Early Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Key......Page 97
Section 7.3—Arthritis Mechanisms May Vary by Joint......Page 99
Chapter 8—Childhood Arthritis (Juvenile Arthritis)......Page 101
Section 8.1—Kids and Their Bone Health......Page 102
Section 8.2—What Is Childhood Arthritis?......Page 105
Section 8.3—Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vision Loss......Page 114
Section 8.4—Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis......Page 119
Section 8.5—Biologics: New Treatments for Juvenile Arthritis......Page 121
Chapter 9—Ankylosing Spondylitis......Page 125
Chapter 10—Behçet Disease......Page 129
Chapter 11—Bone Spurs, Bursitis, and Tendonitis......Page 133
Section 11.1—Bone Spurs......Page 134
Section 11.2—Bursitis......Page 138
Section 11.3—Tendonitis......Page 141
Chapter 12—Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)......Page 145
Chapter 13—Fibromyalgia......Page 151
Section 13.1—Understanding Fibromyalgia......Page 152
Section 13.2—Drugs Approved to Manage Pain......Page 157
Section 13.3—Mind and Body Therapy for Fibromyalgia......Page 161
Chapter 14—Gout and Chondrocalcinosis 2......Page 165
Section 14.1—Understanding Gout......Page 166
Section 14.2—Chondrocalcinosis 2......Page 169
Chapter 15—Infectious Forms of Arthritis......Page 173
Section 15.1—Arthritis Associated with Lyme Disease......Page 174
Section 15.2—Reactive Arthritis......Page 179
Section 15.3—Septic Arthritis (Infectious Arthritis)......Page 181
Chapter 16—Lupus......Page 183
Section 16.1—Systemic Lupus Erythematosus......Page 184
Section 16.2—Lupus and Osteoporosis......Page 188
Section 16.3—Lupus and Women......Page 191
Chapter 17—Myositis......Page 201
Chapter 18—Osteoporosis......Page 205
Section 18.1—Understanding Osteoporosis......Page 206
Section 18.2—Osteoporosis and Arthritis: Two Common But Different Conditions......Page 224
Section 18.3—What People with RA Need to Know about Osteoporosis......Page 227
Section 18.4—Osteoporosis in Women......Page 230
Section 18.5—Osteoporosis in Men......Page 240
Section 18.6—Osteoporosis in Aging......Page 247
Chapter 19—Paget Disease of Bone......Page 251
Section 19.1—What Is Paget Disease of Bone?......Page 252
Section 19.2—Paget Disease of Bone and Osteoarthritis: Different Yet Related......Page 256
Section 19.3—Pain and Paget Disease of Bone......Page 259
Section 19.4—FAQs on Paget Disease of Bone......Page 261
Chapter 20—Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis......Page 265
Chapter 21—Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis......Page 269
Section 21.1—Psoriasis......Page 270
Section 21.2—Psoriatic Arthritis......Page 273
Chapter 22—Scleroderma......Page 277
Chapter 23—Sjögren Syndrome......Page 283
Chapter 24—Work-Related Arthritis and Ergonomics......Page 291
Chapter 25—Arthritis-Related to Other Disorders......Page 295
Section 25.1—Comorbidities......Page 296
Section 25.2—Arthritis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus......Page 300
Section 25.3—Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease......Page 302
Part Three—Medical and Surgical Treatments for Arthritis......Page 307
Chapter 26—Your Arthritis Healthcare Provider......Page 309
Section 26.1—Choosing a Doctor......Page 310
Section 26.2—Talking with Medical Specialists: Tips for Patients......Page 313
Section 26.3—For People With Osteoporosis: How to Find a Doctor......Page 315
Chapter 27—Diagnosing and Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 319
Chapter 28—Osteoarthritis Medicines......Page 327
Chapter 29—Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicines......Page 335
Chapter 30—Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work......Page 341
Section 30.1—Treating and Managing Arthritis......Page 342
Section 30.2—Heat and Cold Therapies for Arthritis......Page 344
Section 30.3—Long-Term Benefit of Steroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Challenged......Page 346
Chapter 31—Surgical Procedures Used to Treat Arthritis......Page 349
Section 31.1—Arthroscopic Surgery......Page 350
Section 31.2—Bone Fusion Surgery......Page 353
Chapter 32—Understanding Joint Replacement Surgery......Page 361
Chapter 33—Knee Replacement......Page 365
Chapter 34—Other Types of Joint Surgery......Page 369
Section 34.1—Hip Replacement......Page 370
Section 34.2—Shoulder Replacement......Page 376
Section 34.3—Joint Fusion Surgery (Arthrodesis)......Page 383
Part Four—Arthritis Self-Management: Strategies to Reduce Pain and Inflammation......Page 389
Chapter 35—Managing Arthritis......Page 391
Chapter 36—Chronic Pain Management......Page 395
Chapter 37—Arthritis and Sleep Deprivation......Page 401
Chapter 38—Weight Management and Arthritis......Page 405
Chapter 39—Exercise and Arthritis......Page 415
Section 39.1—Physical Activity for Arthritis......Page 416
Section 39.2—Yoga Promotes Physical Fitness and Joint Health......Page 419
Section 39.3—Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Knee Osteoarthritis......Page 423
Section 39.4—Water Aerobics Can Benefit People with Arthritis......Page 426
Chapter 40—Herbs, Dietary Supplements, and Arthritis......Page 429
Section 40.1—Glucosamine and Chondroitin......Page 430
Section 40.2—Cat’s Claw......Page 433
Section 40.3—Evening Primrose Oil......Page 435
Section 40.4—Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil......Page 437
Section 40.5—Ginger......Page 439
Section 40.6—Thunder God Vine......Page 441
Section 40.7—Turmeric......Page 443
Section 40.8—Dietary Supplements for Osteoarthritis......Page 445
Section 40.9—Omega-3 Fatty Acids......Page 447
Chapter 41—Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Arthritis......Page 451
Section 41.1—What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?......Page 452
Section 41.2—Complementary Health Approaches for Chronic Pain......Page 455
Section 41.3—Acupuncture......Page 457
Section 41.4—Magnets......Page 459
Section 41.5—Research on Massage Therapy and Arthritis......Page 460
Part Five—Living with Arthritis......Page 463
Chapter 42—Living with Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases......Page 465
Chapter 43—Healthy Eating and Arthritis......Page 469
Chapter 44—Arthritis and Mental Health......Page 475
Chapter 45—Maintaining Independence......Page 479
Section 45.1—Modifying Your Home for Independence......Page 480
Section 45.2—Avoiding Falls and Fractures......Page 484
Section 45.3—Assistive Devices Can Make Life with Arthritis Easier......Page 490
Section 45.4—Driving When You Have Arthritis......Page 493
Chapter 46—Arthritis and Sexuality......Page 497
Chapter 47—Starting a Family: Pregnancy and Arthritis......Page 501
Section 47.1—Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Bone Health......Page 502
Section 47.2—Rheumatic Disease Management in Pregnant Women......Page 505
Part Six—Additional Help and Information......Page 511
Chapter 48—Glossary of Terms Related to Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases......Page 513
Chapter 49—Directory of Organizations That Help People with Arthritis and Their Families......Page 523
Index......Page 541
