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This is for my mother (age 44). She has been diagnosed with thumb arthritis. After consulting, she has started using thumb splint. I wanted to know: 1. Can it be healed permanently without any surgery? 2. What are the possible solutions? 3. Approximately how much time does it take to heal? Can it come back too?

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As the complete details with diagnosis is not clear, most likely it may be age related osteoarthritis if it is occurring in thumb only. This can heal with rest for which splint has been opted. but com ...  Read More

Hi. My mother has been diagnosed with rheumatoid Arthritis. She has problems in hand movements and below the hip movements. She's a homemaker who is constantly doing chores. Can you help me out with an exercise routine for her or any other relevant treatment?

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Consultant nearby Physiotherapy Clinic for better treatment for electrotherapy and exercise therapy. ...  Read More

This is for my mother (age 44). She has been diagnosed with thumb arthritis. I wanted to know: 1. Can it be healed permanently without any surgery? 2. Are there any ayurvedic solutions? 3. What are the non-ayurvedic solutions? 4. Approximately how much time will it take to heal completely, and can it come back?

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Yes, arthritis can be cured by ayurved. In ayurveda it is termed as Amvat where ama is undigested intermediate metabolites mixed with vitiated vata forming the disease. So measures to cure alma - indi ...  Read More

Septic Arthritis in my right thumb has re occurred after 16 months. What could be the causes and how to avoid it's re occurrence. Is it chronic ?

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Please consult an orthopaedic surgeon ...  Read More

I fell down while riding a bike and after that i had pain in the joint of the thumb connecting the wrist on my left hand. Pain is not very severe but i cant lift or use my thumb properly. i visited a local doc , he gave me some anti-inflamatory , it didnt work! please suggest me what i can do ? is it curable? as it is causing lot of problem?

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Advice... • Contrast Bath. • Sports Taping. • Gentle Stretching ...  Read More

I want to how to do following exercise 1.breathing exercises 2.stretching exercises 3.kegal exercises 4.mindfulness

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Suffering from severe knee joint pain. When I consulted doctor,they told me to do physiotherapy exercises. Which exercises are needed to get out of that. I have xray report with me which is taken just 15 days ago

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Better you learn one to one , if not possible You can do following exercise - isometric exercise of thigh muscles - quadriceps stretching exercise - Dynamic closed and open chain - Stretching exer ...  Read More

Kindly suggest me few exercises for my early recovery and pain relieving.Also can I do dips as an exercise??

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Thanks for questioning !! You can do cycling,treadmill, cardio, knee strengthens exercise. For further queries Mr sunny chopra ...  Read More

Sir, Please tell some knee exercises for osteo arthritis stage 1 I have back pain Tell me some exercises,will not effect for back pain Thanks 🙏 u sir

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As you have degenerative knee, you can consult me for proper exericses As osteo arthiritis can only be managed through exercises but i can suggest you something which helps in reducing it completely. ...  Read More

My grand mother is suffering from severe pain in her thighs and back region. She used to walk normally till a month before. But from past 20 days she started getting pain may be muscle pain and she is not able to walk, she is only able to take baby steps. We showed to a doctor and he suggested medications. But can you please suggest some physiother

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Do some massage on the pain area and pore warm water will help in reduction of pain the important point is you should know the reason for pain so do consult a physiotherapist soon.if no one able to he ...  Read More

Hello doctor I am moumi pal age 36 years last week I visit to doctor he said I am having arthritis symptoms he gave medicine but very strong face lots of side effects.. please kindly suggest good arthritis medicine so that I can get recover.. thank you..

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There are more than one types of arthritis. Without proper diagnosis and details medicine cannot be prescribed. Take proper homoeopathic treatment. Or you can try Rhus Tox 30 ...  Read More

What are the exercises one should do on daily basis in gym? & what are the exercises he should avoid?

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Hi sir, You can do warm ups, before starting any workouts. Since that will hurt your muscles more & tend to get pain. Do cardiac workouts Atleast for 10-20mins, then you can start the regular routin ...  Read More

Hi! Doctors. I want to ask you that what kind of exercises I should do in gym & what kind of exercises I should avoid?

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Core body strengthening exercises you can do ...  Read More

My thumb is moving automatically...15 days ago I was facing tingling sensation all over body after taking paracetamol... right now I am getting this thumb moving? Is there any thing serious? should I need to go to doctor?

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According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the cause and Treatment of disease as you have mentioned as above as - - Please take consultation for better evaluation and best T ...  Read More

My mom is 65 years old ..she is having rhemetoid Arthritis...we did her MRI n consulted Dr told us the knee is nt damged tht mch...she must do yoga on regular basis to make her knee again movable...she can't walk too mch nor can bend her knee...plz suggest me some yoga exercises which can help her to recover fully

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Hi. If your mother is suffering from RA then please do the test of RA factor. By MRI it is not possible to prove RA . ...  Read More

Sir , sometimes I have twitching muscle and same way I just scrolling mobile phone and suddenly my thumb finger twitching and After that I feel like stick and stiff type not free move for. Sometimes after that everything going ok..and It's happen 1 week ago.but from 3and 4 days when I Up and Down and Scrolling mobile I feel like pain in thumb And S

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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you  in detail. -Control  Hypertension, Diabetes or  metabolic ...  Read More

What are the possible ways to reduce arthritis pain?? What foods to eat and what not to eat? What medicine are best???

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Arthritis is swelling of joints and once it starts it is a lifelong complication . You can just learn to live with it. In case of severe pain you can take Ibugesic plus tab along with bcomplex . Also ...  Read More

I have a recurring thumb pain in my right hand when used...like using the phone for a longer time or playing cards. Usually it comes and goes quickly...but this time its persistence for more than 16 hr...is it the start of rheumatoid arthritis ?

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It can be due to other causes..It can be due to subtle instability at your thumb.. Persistent pain warrants attention and proper evaluation with orthopedic surgeon for clinical diagnosis.. If you do n ...  Read More

Do i have rheumatoid arthritis if my thumb hurts when used for a longer time like playing cards or using the phone for a longer time ...if in rest it doesn't hurt...and hurts only on the right hand.

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One can suspect RA if you have feeling of pain, early morning stiffness, swelling in small joints of your hands.. Sometimes you might have a definite family history.. Your thumb might pain at its base ...  Read More

I am attaching xray of my both feet. Do I have arthritis? If yes then what type of arthritis it could be? Please confirm and guide me.

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Right side joint space appears to be reduced in lateral xray, it may be arthritic changes.... To know more, I require history , weather you had a fall previously , or any other joint pain, any infecti ...  Read More

Hello Dr, is there any exercises to be avioded while in planning. Plz mention the names of the exercises which decreases my conceiving rate?

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Connect please ...  Read More

My mother is suffering from severe knee pain and it's been 3-4 months. She consulted from a doctor but end up in vain. Her reports show that she has arthritis. She wants to cure this disease as early as possible. Please see attached X-ray report.

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Need physiotherapy and some medication for now, if conservative treatment fails then other options can be thought of ...  Read More

Got this test for arthritis, have swelling around joint and sever pain on my fingers. Attached my ESR report Please suggest further steps to be taken

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You should go for CRP and Rh factor tests also. ...  Read More

My mother is suffering from Arthritis from 6-8 months and was recovering for 2 months with complete rest and again falling back to the previous or even worse state without any activity or even at rest. She is obese and weighs around 105 kg. Would like to know any reasons for falling back to the painful state and also any suggestions or recommenda

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Hello I would like to know which joints are involved? Since you mentioned her weight she seems to be on the obese side for an average Indian. ...  Read More

Please review my latest medical lab report. Am I suffering from arthritis? please help me. Some of other report is also not good but minimal derangement in report. CRP and RF got large deviation.

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Hello. Some of the reports are high as you mentioned. But would be better to know what you are experiencing what are your symptoms. Have to correlate clinical symptoms to the reports. Do you have earl ...  Read More

My mother has suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis since 8 years. We just got her blood teat report and then value of RA factor is 196. She has pain in joints and back . She face difficulty in walking. Whenever she walk she get shortness of breathe . So please suggest some medication or exercises to get rid of this

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Rheumatoid arthritis has numerous treatment options available these days, but treatment is individualised according to patient's disease severity and other factors. Shortness of breath may be due to a ...  Read More

My mother is diabetic ., high bp and on medications like stamlo5, tonact, trajenta, obimet sr500, pradaxa .she also has this problem of arthritis..what's the best homeopathic treatment for this?

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Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. It can affect one joint or multiple joints A homoeopathic constitutional treatment will give her best results naturally You can easily take an online consu ...  Read More

Can kegel exercises be practiced during pregnancy?

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Yes , can be practiced until it doesn't induce any pain in abdomen ...  Read More

Hello Doctor, My mom has been feeling severe pain in her right knee and when consullted the doctor, it has been diagnosed that she has started developing arthritis problem. We have tried several medicines but nothing worked out. Please advise on the best possible solution or suggestions. Also, please confirm if it is fine to go for regular walking.

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At her age, the most common cause of knee pain is Osteoarthritis. In simple words, the knee has started developing wear and tear. Try the following: *Apply hot water bag (10 minutes twice a day) *Afte ...  Read More

My sister named Pannaben is suffering from arthritis since last two years. She is living at village where she is not able to consult expert dr. I have question in behalf of her that she's taking one medicine daily for arthritis since long if she doesn't take it then she fell in to bed totally she can't even walk properly. What to do sir pls advice.

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First we need thorough investigation and x ray of her ..to rule out other causes.. Daily dependence on pain killer will lead to other problems ...  Read More

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