How Long Do Hip and Knee Replacements Really Last? We have seen many patients over the years in considerable pain with knee or hip arthritis who have been told “You need surgery but you are too young”, with most replacements being performed on those between 60 and 80 years of age. The quality of life […]
Can Turmeric Help Pain of Arthritis? There has been a lot of discussion about whether taking turmeric can ‘help’ arthritis sufferers. The question is if it can, how and in what way does it help? Does it slow down the development of arthritis or stop it or ease the pain or help reduce stiffness? ‘Help’ […]
For many years I recommended my patients to eat a diet that was more ‘alkaline’ in nature as researchers said it would help to reduce the pain of arthritis. It was also believed that diets high in red meat and other ‘acid ash forming’ foods would increase their pain. A new study by Joe Leech […]
Kipling famously said “Like drugs, words have the ability to change the way another person thinks and feels”. At the Avenue Clinic, we try to be as positive as we can about how you can cope best with your back pain. However, we may from time to time, use words that you do not entirely […]
My Back Aches – It Must Be Going To Rain! The Beliefs How many times have you heard people say things like that? But is it true? I am always certain myself that I feel less achey when it is warm and if it is cold I often say that my joints feel as though […]
If when you run or walk you feel pain about 2 – 3 inches below the knee joint on the inside of the joint, it could well be bursitis. A bursa is a small fluid filled cushion that you have all over your body around joints, where muscles or tendons cross the joint. They […]
AVENUE CLINIC NEWSLETTER – MAY 2014 How to Know Whether You Have Ostoarthritis or Rheumatiod Arthritis Osteoarthritis (OA) – What Is It? OA occurs when the ability of the cartilage cells that cover and protect joints (the shiny white material that you see on a leg of lamb!) to release the amount of protein needed […]
A recent study in the UK published in the Rheumatology International Journal spoke to 1,300 people and found that people with joint pain often put off obtaining a diagnosis until they reach a critical point – when they just can’t stand it any more. Do you fear that if you are getting older, any joint […]
Knee Pain Understanding what is causing your knee pain may be a simple task, or more complicated. An examination by a chiropractor in Southampton will use clues to determine the cause of knee pain. Some of these clues have to do with you (how old are you? What types of activities do you do?), and some […]
