Arthritis sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, gout, infectious arthritis, and autoimmune disorders associated with arthritis

Basic information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for patients living with Arthritis Arthritis Sourcebook, Fifth 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 and also includes online access. The Health Reference Series For over 25 years, librarians have trusted the Health Reference Series to answer their patrons health questions as they navigate the increasingly noisy, and often unreliable, landscape of medical information. The Health Reference Series provides basic medical information for patients, families, caregivers, and the general public. Each volume takes a particular topic and provides comprehensive coverage. This is especially important for people who may be dealing with a newly diagnosed disease or a chronic disorder in themselves or in a family member. People looking for preventive guidance, information about disease warning signs, medical statistics, and risk factors for health problems will also find answers to their questions in this series. About the Publisher The Omnigraphics mission has been to provide authoritative and engaging reference resources to libraries and schools. Spanning the areas of biography, history, health, culture, and ready reference, the Omnigraphics products have been consistently recognized for demonstrating the same uncompromising quality throughout the years. Table of Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 15 Part One—Introduction to Arthritis......Page 21 Chapter 1—Understanding the Bones, Muscles, and Joints......Page 23 Section 1.1—What Are Bones, Muscles, and Joints?......Page 24 Section 1.2—Importance of Healthy Bones......Page 29 Chapter 2—Overview of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases......Page 43 Chapter 3—Statistics on Arthritis in the United States......Page 49 Chapter 4—Risk Factors for Arthritis......Page 55 Section 4.1—Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Risk Factors for Arthritis......Page 56 Section 4.2—Genetics as Risk Factor for Arthritis......Page 57 Chapter 5—Joints Affected by Arthritis......Page 61 Section 5.1—Arthritis of the Shoulder......Page 62 Section 5.2—Arthritis of the Wrist......Page 64 Section 5.3—Arthritis of the Hip......Page 68 Section 5.4—Arthritis of the Knee......Page 72 Section 5.5—Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle......Page 76 Part Two—Types of Arthritis, Related Rheumatic Diseases, and Other Associated Medical Conditions......Page 81 Chapter 6—Osteoarthritis (OA)......Page 83 Section 6.1—Understanding Osteoarthritis......Page 84 Section 6.2—Spinal Stenosis Can Be Caused by OA......Page 88 Chapter 7—Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)......Page 91 Section 7.1—Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)......Page 92 Section 7.2—Painful Joints? Early Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Key......Page 97 Section 7.3—Arthritis Mechanisms May Vary by Joint......Page 99 Chapter 8—Childhood Arthritis (Juvenile Arthritis)......Page 101 Section 8.1—Kids and Their Bone Health......Page 102 Section 8.2—What Is Childhood Arthritis?......Page 105 Section 8.3—Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vision Loss......Page 114 Section 8.4—Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis......Page 119 Section 8.5—Biologics: New Treatments for Juvenile Arthritis......Page 121 Chapter 9—Ankylosing Spondylitis......Page 125 Chapter 10—Behçet Disease......Page 129 Chapter 11—Bone Spurs, Bursitis, and Tendonitis......Page 133 Section 11.1—Bone Spurs......Page 134 Section 11.2—Bursitis......Page 138 Section 11.3—Tendonitis......Page 141 Chapter 12—Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)......Page 145 Chapter 13—Fibromyalgia......Page 151 Section 13.1—Understanding Fibromyalgia......Page 152 Section 13.2—Drugs Approved to Manage Pain......Page 157 Section 13.3—Mind and Body Therapy for Fibromyalgia......Page 161 Chapter 14—Gout and Chondrocalcinosis 2......Page 165 Section 14.1—Understanding Gout......Page 166 Section 14.2—Chondrocalcinosis 2......Page 169 Chapter 15—Infectious Forms of Arthritis......Page 173 Section 15.1—Arthritis Associated with Lyme Disease......Page 174 Section 15.2—Reactive Arthritis......Page 179 Section 15.3—Septic Arthritis (Infectious Arthritis)......Page 181 Chapter 16—Lupus......Page 183 Section 16.1—Systemic Lupus Erythematosus......Page 184 Section 16.2—Lupus and Osteoporosis......Page 188 Section 16.3—Lupus and Women......Page 191 Chapter 17—Myositis......Page 201 Chapter 18—Osteoporosis......Page 205 Section 18.1—Understanding Osteoporosis......Page 206 Section 18.2—Osteoporosis and Arthritis: Two Common But Different Conditions......Page 224 Section 18.3—What People with RA Need to Know about Osteoporosis......Page 227 Section 18.4—Osteoporosis in Women......Page 230 Section 18.5—Osteoporosis in Men......Page 240 Section 18.6—Osteoporosis in Aging......Page 247 Chapter 19—Paget Disease of Bone......Page 251 Section 19.1—What Is Paget Disease of Bone?......Page 252 Section 19.2—Paget Disease of Bone and Osteoarthritis: Different Yet Related......Page 256 Section 19.3—Pain and Paget Disease of Bone......Page 259 Section 19.4—FAQs on Paget Disease of Bone......Page 261 Chapter 20—Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis......Page 265 Chapter 21—Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis......Page 269 Section 21.1—Psoriasis......Page 270 Section 21.2—Psoriatic Arthritis......Page 273 Chapter 22—Scleroderma......Page 277 Chapter 23—Sjögren Syndrome......Page 283 Chapter 24—Work-Related Arthritis and Ergonomics......Page 291 Chapter 25—Arthritis-Related to Other Disorders......Page 295 Section 25.1—Comorbidities......Page 296 Section 25.2—Arthritis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus......Page 300 Section 25.3—Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease......Page 302 Part Three—Medical and Surgical Treatments for Arthritis......Page 307 Chapter 26—Your Arthritis Healthcare Provider......Page 309 Section 26.1—Choosing a Doctor......Page 310 Section 26.2—Talking with Medical Specialists: Tips for Patients......Page 313 Section 26.3—For People With Osteoporosis: How to Find a Doctor......Page 315 Chapter 27—Diagnosing and Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 319 Chapter 28—Osteoarthritis Medicines......Page 327 Chapter 29—Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicines......Page 335 Chapter 30—Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work......Page 341 Section 30.1—Treating and Managing Arthritis......Page 342 Section 30.2—Heat and Cold Therapies for Arthritis......Page 344 Section 30.3—Long-Term Benefit of Steroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Challenged......Page 346 Chapter 31—Surgical Procedures Used to Treat Arthritis......Page 349 Section 31.1—Arthroscopic Surgery......Page 350 Section 31.2—Bone Fusion Surgery......Page 353 Chapter 32—Understanding Joint Replacement Surgery......Page 361 Chapter 33—Knee Replacement......Page 365 Chapter 34—Other Types of Joint Surgery......Page 369 Section 34.1—Hip Replacement......Page 370 Section 34.2—Shoulder Replacement......Page 376 Section 34.3—Joint Fusion Surgery (Arthrodesis)......Page 383 Part Four—Arthritis Self-Management: Strategies to Reduce Pain and Inflammation......Page 389 Chapter 35—Managing Arthritis......Page 391 Chapter 36—Chronic Pain Management......Page 395 Chapter 37—Arthritis and Sleep Deprivation......Page 401 Chapter 38—Weight Management and Arthritis......Page 405 Chapter 39—Exercise and Arthritis......Page 415 Section 39.1—Physical Activity for Arthritis......Page 416 Section 39.2—Yoga Promotes Physical Fitness and Joint Health......Page 419 Section 39.3—Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Knee Osteoarthritis......Page 423 Section 39.4—Water Aerobics Can Benefit People with Arthritis......Page 426 Chapter 40—Herbs, Dietary Supplements, and Arthritis......Page 429 Section 40.1—Glucosamine and Chondroitin......Page 430 Section 40.2—Cat’s Claw......Page 433 Section 40.3—Evening Primrose Oil......Page 435 Section 40.4—Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil......Page 437 Section 40.5—Ginger......Page 439 Section 40.6—Thunder God Vine......Page 441 Section 40.7—Turmeric......Page 443 Section 40.8—Dietary Supplements for Osteoarthritis......Page 445 Section 40.9—Omega-3 Fatty Acids......Page 447 Chapter 41—Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Arthritis......Page 451 Section 41.1—What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?......Page 452 Section 41.2—Complementary Health Approaches for Chronic Pain......Page 455 Section 41.3—Acupuncture......Page 457 Section 41.4—Magnets......Page 459 Section 41.5—Research on Massage Therapy and Arthritis......Page 460 Part Five—Living with Arthritis......Page 463 Chapter 42—Living with Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases......Page 465 Chapter 43—Healthy Eating and Arthritis......Page 469 Chapter 44—Arthritis and Mental Health......Page 475 Chapter 45—Maintaining Independence......Page 479 Section 45.1—Modifying Your Home for Independence......Page 480 Section 45.2—Avoiding Falls and Fractures......Page 484 Section 45.3—Assistive Devices Can Make Life with Arthritis Easier......Page 490 Section 45.4—Driving When You Have Arthritis......Page 493 Chapter 46—Arthritis and Sexuality......Page 497 Chapter 47—Starting a Family: Pregnancy and Arthritis......Page 501 Section 47.1—Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Bone Health......Page 502 Section 47.2—Rheumatic Disease Management in Pregnant Women......Page 505 Part Six—Additional Help and Information......Page 511 Chapter 48—Glossary of Terms Related to Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases......Page 513 Chapter 49—Directory of Organizations That Help People with Arthritis and Their Families......Page 523 Index......Page 541 "Consumer health information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for major forms of arthritis, along with self-care tips and coping strategies. Includes index, glossary of related terms, online access, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher