Every 7 years I take a test to maintain my medical board certification. This test is prepared by the American Board of Family Medicine. The last time I took the test I clearly remember a multiple choice question regarding osteoarthritis. The choice...
COX-2 AGAIN: Sorry, we haven’t finished with you yet
For years, non-specific anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen) were the medications of choice for joint pain. But NSAIDs quickly became COX-2 inhibitors associated with adverse gastrointestinal effects such as peptic...
Some observers believe that arthritis may be the result of abnormal glucosamine metabolism. In the body, glucosamine works by stopping the breakdown of proteoglycans
Another anti-inflammatory bites the dust. Another COX-2 inhibitor has been shot down by the FDA. Having spent the last two months reviewing the safety of the COX-2-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the US regulatory agency...
Ibuprofen, the generic name of one of the most common of the non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), is also considered to be one of the less potent. This is not saying much for a family o ...
imply being aware of the possibility of injury may be the best way to avoid it. However, if you do sustain an injury during exercise, consider the following alternative treatments:
Every doctor knows there is a major risk of serious gastrointestinal problems with patients taking a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug (NSAID) as a painkiller, often to ease arthritis. ...
I seem to have contracted polymyalgia rheumatica, a type of arthritis that affects the muscles, but not the bones or joints. It’s causing the muscles in the backs of my legs to ache badly when I walk or sit for more than a few minutes. It also...
Ray Sahelian MD
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