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Overview
Omnigraphics' Health Reference Series is designed for the general reader seeking guidance on how to avoid serious illness by following preventive lifestyles and recognizing early warning signs. It also supports the layperson who has received a diagnosis of a serious disease or disorder as well as the family member or nonprofessional caregiver who must learn to care and to cope with the illness. Each volume in the series deals comprehensively with a particular area of medical concern and contains material found in publications issued by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and associations. Nowhere else can general readers find this information conveniently collected, coordinated, and indexed in book form.
About 46 million adults in the United States experience joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation associated with arthritis and related rheumatic diseases. These physical symptoms can interfere with activities of daily life, school, and employment, whereas the fatigue and emotional consequences of the disease can negatively impact relationships and mental well-being. The good news is that medications, surgery, appropriate physical exercise, proper nutrition, and complementary and alternative therapies often offer pain and symptom relief. Although a cure remains elusive, these types of care strategies enable many people to experience significant improvements in daily functioning and overall quality of life.
Arthritis Sourcebook, Third 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.
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Reviewer: Lesley M Davila, MD(Washington University Medical Center)Description: This comprehensive reference provides descriptions and explanations of many arthritis diseases for the lay person.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide updated information on all things arthritis for the general population, including prevention and treatment options. Although this book is not the only option for accessing this information, it certainly has compiled a great deal of knowledge in one place.
Audience: The language and information provided is spot on target for the intended audience of lay readers.
Features: This is meant to provide information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of multiple forms of degenerative and inflammatory arthritis and other autoimmune disorders. It meshes both rheumatologic and orthopedic information as well as general living and well-being topics for the general population. It does an excellent job of covering topics often overlooked by physicians, such as complementary and alternative medicine, depression, stress, pregnancy, and occupational and financial concerns of patients with arthritis.
Assessment: This is a decent compendium for the lay audience to search for information about arthritis. It is a useful starting place for patients or their family members to obtain basic information. It is the only reference that I am aware that covers all things arthritis for the general population.
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Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Part I Introduction to Arthritis
Chapter 1 Understanding the Bones, Muscles, and Joints 3
Chapter 2 Overview of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases 17
Chapter 3 Statistics on Arthritis in the United States 25
Chapter 4 Risk Factors for Arthritis 31
Section 4.1 Genetic Risk Factor for Arthritis Identified 32
Section 4.2 Veterans' Orthopedic Injuries Contribute to Arthritis 34
Section 4.3 Weight and Joint Pain 35
Chapter 5 Joints Affected by Arthritis 37
Section 5.1 Arthritis of the Shoulder 38
Section 5.2 Arthritis of the Wrist 44
Section 5.3 Arthritis of the Hip 46
Section 5.4 Arthritis of the Knee 48
Section 5.5 Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle 54
Part II Types of Arthritis, Related Rheumatic Diseases, and Other Associated Medical Conditions
Chapter 6 Osteoarthritis (OA) 63
Section 6.1 Understanding Osteoarthritis 64
Section 6.2 Spinal Stenosis Can Be Caused by OA 79
Chapter 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) 83
Section 7.1 All about RA 84
Section 7.2 Heart Disease and RA 101
Chapter 8 Childhood Arthritis 103
Section 8.1 Questions and Answers about Childhood Arthritis 104
Section 8.2 Systemic-Onset Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (Still Disease) 117
Section 8.3 Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vision Loss 122
Section 8.4 Parenting a Child with a Chronic Illness 124
Chapter 9 Ankylosing Spondylitis 131
Chapter 10 Behçet Disease 135
Chapter 11 Bone Spurs, Bursitis, and Tendonitis 145
Section 11.1 Bone Spurs Can Cause Foot Pain 146
Section 11.2 Bursitis and Tendonitis 150
Chapter 12 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 157
Chapter 13 Fibromyalgia 161
Section 13.1 Questions and Answers about Fibromyalgia 162
Section 13.2 Gabapentin Shown Effective for Fibromyalgia Pain 166
Chapter 14 Gout and Pseudogout 169
Section 14.1 Gout 170
Section 14.2 Pseudogout 178
Chapter 15 Infectious Forms of Arthritis 181
Section 15.1 Arthritis Associated with Lyme Disease 182
Section 15.2 Reactive Arthritis 185
Section 15.3 Septic Arthritis 192
Chapter 16 Lupus 195
Chapter 17 Myositis 211
Chapter 18 Osteoporosis 215
Section 18.1 Understanding Osteoporosis 216
Section 18.2 Osteoporosis and Arthritis: Two Common But Different Conditions 236
Section 18.3 What People with RA Need to Know about Osteoporosis 241
Chapter 19 Paget Disease of Bone 245
Chapter 20 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis 251
Chapter 21 Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis 257
Section 21.1 Psoriasis 258
Section 21.2 Psoriatic Arthritis 267
Chapter 22 Scleroderma 271
Chapter 23 Sjögren Syndrome 287
Chapter 24 Arthritis Related to Other Disorders 301
Section 24.1 Arthritis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus 302
Section 24.2 Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease 304
Part III Medical and Surgical Treatments for Arthritis
Chapter 25 Your Arthritis Health Care Provider 309
Section 25.1 What Is a Rheumatologist? 310
Section 25.2 Choosing a Doctor 312
Section 25.3 Physician-Patient Partnership Improves Physical Functioning 315
Section 25.4 Tips for Talking to Your Doctor 318
Chapter 26 Diagnosing and Treating Arthritis 321
Chapter 27 Overview of Pain Medicines for Rheumatic Diseases 333
Chapter 28 Osteoarthritis Medicines 343
Chapter 29 Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicines 349
Chapter 30 Injections to Treat Arthritis Pain and Inflammation 353
Section 30.1 Viscosupplementation and Corticosteroid Injection 354
Section 30.2 Botulinum Toxin Injections and Osteoarthritis 356
Chapter 31 Tools and Devices Help Arthritis Patients Do Everyday Tasks 359
Chapter 32 Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work 363
Section 32.1 How Patients Can Prevent Arthritis Damage 364
Section 32.2 Heat and Cold Therapies for Arthritis 367
Chapter 33 Surgical Procedures Used to Treat Arthritis 369
Section 33.1 Orthopedic Procedures Increase Dramatically 370
Section 33.2 Arthroscopic Surgery 371
Section 33.3 Bone Fusion Surgery 374
Chapter 34 Understanding Joint Replacement Surgery 379
Chapter 35 Knee Replacement 385
Section 35.1 All about Total Knee Replacement 386
Section 35.2 Knee Replacement Rates Vary by Ethnicity 388
Section 35.3 Experience Is Key for Knee Replacement Outcomes 389
Chapter 36 Other Types of Joint Surgery 391
Section 36.1 Hip Replacement 392
Section 36.2 Shoulder Replacement 397
Section 36.3 Joint Revision Surgery 399
Chapter 37 Before, During, and After Joint Replacement 411
Part IV Arthritis Self-Management: Strategies to Reduce Pain and Inflammation
Chapter 38 Questions and Answers about Arthritis Pain 437
Chapter 39 Tips on Dealing with Your Pain 441
Section 39.1 Pain Management Tips 442
Section 39.2 Joint Protection: What Is It and Why Is It Important? 450
Chapter 40 Lifestyle Changes to Manage Pain 453
Chapter 41 Arthritis and Sleep Deprivation 459
Chapter 42 Weight Management and Arthritis 463
Chapter 43 Exercise and Arthritis 469
Section 43.1 Questions and Answers about Arthritis and Exercise 470
Section 43.2 Yoga Promotes Physical Fitness and Joint Health 475
Section 43.3 Water Aerobics Can Benefit People with Arthritis 478
Chapter 44 Nutrition and Arthritis 481
Section 44.1 Eating Right with Arthritis 482
Section 44.2 Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Gluten Intolerance: Is There a Connection? 486
Chapter 45 Herbs, Dietary Supplements, and Arthritis 493
Section 45.1 Glucosamine and Chondroitin Fare No Better Than Placebo in Slowing Arthritis Damage 494
Section 45.2 Effectiveness of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Depends on Level of Arthritis Pain 497
Section 45.3 Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil 500
Section 45.4 Omega-3 Fatty Acids 502
Section 45.5 Thunder God Vine 503
Section 45.6 S-adenosylmethionine and Methyl Sulfonyl Methane 505
Chapter 46 Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Arthritis 507
Section 46.1 Arthritis Patients Skeptical of Conventional Medical Practices Likely to Use Alternative Medicine 508
Section 46.2 Acupuncture Relieves Arthritis Pain and Improves Function 509
Section 46.3 Chiropractic Care Aids Patients with Chronic, Pain-Related Conditions 512
Section 46.4 Massage Therapy for Managing Arthritis Pain 515
Part V Living with Arthritis
Chapter 47 Depression and Arthritis 521
Section 47.1 Depression May Be Underdiagnosed in People with Arthritis 522
Section 47.2 Symptoms of Depression in People with Arthritis 524
Chapter 48 Stress and Arthritis 527
Section 48.1 Coping with Arthritis Stress 528
Section 48.2 Stress Management for Caregivers 530
Chapter 49 Maintaining Independence 533
Section 49.1 Modifying Your Home for Independence 534
Section 49.2 Avoiding Falls and Fractures 540
Section 49.3 Gadgets Can Make Life with Arthritis Easier 543
Section 49.4 Driving When You Have Arthritis 546
Chapter 50 Relationships and Arthritis 549
Section 50.1 A Spouse Can Ease the Pain of Arthritis 550
Section 50.2 Sexuality and Arthritis 551
Chapter 51 Starting- a Family: Pregnancy and Arthritis 555
Chapter 52 Financial, Employment, and Legal Concerns 565
Section 52.1 Financial Planning Questions for People with Rheumatic Disease 566
Section 52.2 Work and Legal Rights If You're Disabled by Arthritis 569
Part VI Additional Help and information
Chapter 53 Glossary of Terms Related to Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases 577
Chapter 54 Directory of Organizations That Help People with Arthritis and Their Families 585
Index 599