Arthritis
Arthritis is a common condition characterized by inflammation of the joints, leading to pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Affecting millions of people worldwide, arthritis encompasses various types, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, each with distinct causes and treatment approaches.
Subscribe to the BlogGlucosamine/Chondroitin as an Anti-inflammatory
Most people think of Glucosamine and it’s cousin Chondroitin as something to take for arthritis. In fact, most of the research to date on these two have been focused on their ability to help provide nutrition for cartilage. However, most people don’t know that the Glucosamine/Chondroitin anti-inflammatory properties make them powerful anti-inflammatories in their own right.…read more
Is Drinking Beer Trashing Your Joints? Is Wine Better?
People tend to be in one of two big camps on the topic of alcoholic beverages – beer or wine. Beer drinkers tend to be hearty and fun loving souls focused on the moment, where as we wine drinkers love our pretty labels and snob appeal. Now a new study shows that these two drink choices…read more Thumb Arthritis Surgery Recovery: What a Mess…
We can help the majority of patients with thumb arthritis without the need for invasive surgery. However, we also see some patients we can’t help. One such patient tried a platelet injection to avoid a protracted thumb arthritis surgery recovery and this didn’t help. So rather than moving on to the next step in our…read more Hip Labral Tear with Arthritis = Poor Outcomes
The most common hip surgery in America, outside of hip replacement is now hip arthroscopy to treat a labral tear. In one four year period, the number of hip arthroscopy surgeries exploded by 600%! Many of these patients have a hip labral tear with arthritis. However, according to a recent study, many of hip surgeries…read more Neck and Thumb Pain: A Doctor’s Personal Story
Are neck and thumb pain connected? Can a nerve in your neck cause hand arthritis? In the early summer, I had a pinched nerve in my neck and shortly thereafter, on the hand that was getting numb, evidence of early arthritis appeared in that thumb joint. Believe it or not, these two things are quite…read more What is Wobenzym? Is there evidence it helps with arthritis?
I’ve had many arthritis patients come in through the years who claim that Wobenzym helps them, so what is Wobenzym? Is there data that shows it helps arthritis? How does that data stack up against more well known arthritis supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin? How about against anti-inflammatory supplements like curcumin? Wobenzym is a proprietary…read more Meniscus Surgery Arthritis: Removing a Small Amount of Meniscus Causes Problems
Is there such a thing as meniscus surgery arthritis? We’ve known since the 1940s that removing the knee meniscus when it was torn was a dumb idea. Since then many studies have shown that patents who get knee meniscus surgery are more likely to get knee arthritis. The knee arthroscopy community has generally responded that…read more Supplements to Save Cartilage: New Research Shows Glucosamine/Chondroitin Work to Protect Cartilage
Are there supplements to save cartilage? I went to the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons web-site the other day and looked up glucosamine. Knowing the research on both glucosamine and chondroitin and arthritis well, I was dumbfounded when I saw that the site said that no research showed these supplements protected cartilage, but they could…read more 
