Re: Is this a kind of arthritis?

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>I would suggest a rheumatologist instead of an orthopedist.
> Gwen
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 That's a close call when you have one problem joint rather than 
problam joint plural.

I saw orthopaedic doctors before RD's  THey were quick to recognize 
and repair my carpal tunnel syndrom.  I still see then fairly often. 
One of my ortho guys was to one to say my acid readings might be in 
the high normal range but they were still high enough to cause the 
sausage joints I kept getting.  He added alopurinol to the mix and I 
haven't had one of those toes or fingers in three years.

Too bad the specialties often don;t play together nicely.

In this case, there is a suspision of a mechanical problem with the 
knee.  I'd want an ortho looking at that first.

Ortho's are ususlly better at shooting up knees than RD's or GP's

Jo




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> "Paul Cassel" <pcasselremove2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Jeev wrote:
>> "High Miles" <2Blues17@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Perhaps her knee cap is running out of its groove.
>>> That action sometimes causes similar symptoms.
>>> If that's what it is, simple exercises can correct it and she
>>> will be able to squat once more.
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>> I don't understand - can you elaborate?
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> Search on Chondromalacia.
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> Look, the knee is the largest and most complex joint in the body. 
> Nobody
> here is going to give you a diagnosis worth spit. It's impossible.
>
> Meanwhile I will guarantee you this: your wife has arthritis of the
> knee. I can say that because arthritis isn't a diagnosis but a 
> symptom.
> It only means swelling / pain / often redness of a joint.
>
> Your wife's knee pain / arthritis can be caused by anything from
> osteoarthritis to an infection to poor gait.
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> Your probable next stop is an orthopedist.
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> -paul
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