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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about living with degenerative arthritis.
6 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Ignore: Show your doctor your motion of the Thumb, the Opening as well as the Closing of your hand/ wrist.
Answered 5/15/2014
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Ignore: Tell your doctor if you are experiencing difficulty doing your usual activities since last visit.
Answered 5/18/2014
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Ignore: Artificial joint fluid injections may help delay the need for knee joint replacement. Ask your MD...
Answered 7/6/2014
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Ignore: Use of heat compresses and topical analgesics may help reduce need for oral pain medications.
Answered 10/26/2014
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Ignore: The Am College of Rheumatology guidelines recommend exercise + using joints as first line Rx for OA.
Answered 9/16/2015
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