Patient explanation
Medicines and injections
My finger catches and is hard to straighten. Is it trigger finger?
Adjust repeated gripping and distinguish tendon catching from joint or nerve problems.
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Medicines and injections
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Patient explanationMedicines and injections
무릎 관절염의 약과 주사, 무엇을 기대할 수 있나요?
약과 주사의 주된 목적은 통증을 줄여 생활과 운동을 돕는 것입니다. 증상이 좋아지는 것과 손상된 연골이 재생되는 것은 구분해야 합니다.
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Topical anti-inflammatory medicines: how do they differ from tablets?
Check the ingredient and instructions, even when the medicine is applied to the knee.
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What to tell your clinician before taking arthritis tablets
Other medicines and stomach, kidney and cardiovascular conditions affect the choice.
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Does acetaminophen help osteoarthritis?
Separate pain relief from anti-inflammatory effects, and check for duplicate ingredients.
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How can you judge a joint supplement?
Feeling better is different from evidence that cartilage has regrown.
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What can a steroid injection achieve?
Separate short-term pain relief from the long-term management plan.
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Do hyaluronic acid injections regenerate cartilage?
The familiar name “cartilage injection” can misrepresent the treatment goal.
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PRP injections: what does treatment with your own blood mean?
Using your own blood does not guarantee effectiveness or eliminate risk.
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Questions to ask about stem-cell and cartilage-restoration treatment
Check the target condition, exact procedure and authorization, rather than the label.
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What to review before another knee injection
Record the type and actual benefit before deciding how often to repeat it.
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Basic guideMedicines and injections
How do you determine the treatment of arthritis?
It reduces pain and combines treatment to make you move around in your daily routine.
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Start with the basics of arthritis.
The first time I've seen it.
What kind of disease is arthritis?
osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and the causes and treatments are different.
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Symptoms and tests
Knee pain: what should we check?
pain and we look at the bumps, bruises, discomfort of movement together.
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Daily activities and exercise
Can I exercise if I have knee osteoarthritis?
Learn how to start strengthening, walking and cycling, and adjust the amount to your symptoms.
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How do you determine the treatment?
It reduces pain and combines treatment to make you move around in your daily routine.
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Find a cure.
When is surgery needed?
It's not exactly surgery that you get diagnosed with.
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Prepare to be treated.
When should I go to the hospital?
Repeated pain and sudden hot swelling of the joints should respond differently.
Read moreRUNNING
Eight guides for sustainable running
Explore training load, recovery, common injuries and return-to-running plans.
Common runner pain: consider both location and how it changesTrack weekly load and the length of each long runStarting running: a first week of walking and runningStrength training for runners: fitting it into the weekKnee pain while running: assess location, load and recoveryAchilles and calf pain in runners: distribute load during recoveryShin pain: distinguish broad discomfort from focal bone painReturning after injury: use function and the next-day response
Du Hyun Ro’s exercise videos
Watch the movement,
start at your own pace.
Explore strength and stretching exercises for people with arthritis. Adjust the range of motion and exercise volume to your knee condition.
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