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SURGERY FOR TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: SURGICAL PROCEDURES, REHABILITATION THERAPY AND MORE
What are some of the possible surgical procedures?
RA patients can benefit from teno-synovectomy, or the removal and reconstruction of the tendons and the linings of the joint. This is often performed on the hands and the feet. Today, joint replacement, removal of the synovium, fusion of certain joints, and surgical cleaning of the joint are all common surgical procedures performed on RA patients.What is rehabilitation therapy?
Rehabilitation therapy is a way to maximize your daily functions. Chronic diseases, as well as surgery, can severely limit such function. You might not be able to do certain things like put on your shoes or your sweater or open doors. Rehabilitation therapy helps you maintain, preserve, and actually improve function of the affected joints by increasing the strength, endurance, and range of motion of the joint. It is also designed to teach you alternative methods of function. It is a means of getting back on your feet.What is a functional limitation?
Functional limitation means simply that one’s ability to conduct some day-to-day activities is impaired. It could apply to your job or your ability to perform activities at home.Will I always be disabled?
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No, not at all. Disabilities can be either temporary or permanent. If yours is permanent, you will just have to learn to use some other part of your body to compensate for the permanent problem.
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WHAT DO THE PEOPLE SAY FOR ARTHRITIS: STORY 9
Mrs. T.M., age 81, of California sent us a great photo of her smiling beautifully after taking CMO. She had suffered since 1982 with extremely severe pain in her back, shoulder, and knee. She also suffered from sciatica because of a herniated spinal disk [which results in pressure on the sciatic nerve from the inflammation]. She tried various arthritis medications and devices, and though some of them helped, as she put it, “nothing lasted.” Her chiropractor couldn’t help. She tried Prednisone, Orudis pills, Cortisone creams, BenGay, EMU rub ($56.00 ajar), Capzasin rub, vibrators, heat massage, papain shots, laser treatments, and chelation therapy. None were of any lasting help. Some slowly helped take the pain away by bedtime, “but it was back full blast when I’d wake up.” A battery operated device called Alpha Stim ($2600 for three) helped a little.
“However, I was in terrible pain all the time – couldn’t sleep. Pain was present always. The pain was severe … worst in the mornings. Full joint movement was difficult … affected with knobby lumps. Knee and hands affected with swelling.” She took CMO in March 1997 and later in August she reported, “I improved suddenly. The first day there was no pain with CMO. The pain never came back – it’s been five months now. I took DHEA and aloe vera plus all the things listed that would help. I got complete freedom from pain … the very next day after starting the capsules the pain left for good. It’s a wonderful blessed relief…”
She can now walk up and down stairs and inclines, work in her garden, and exercise on her peddler again without pain. “Even after CMO I walk slowly, sometimes unsteadily, and sometimes shuffle a little. But there’s no more pain. Dr. Sands was such a big help. Three times when in doubt my husband called and he told us what we should do. [Though other things helped] only CMO gave me 100% relief.”
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