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Medical Treatment: Patients and 'Shared Decision Making'
When there are choices, a growing number of doctors and hospitals make your preferences count.
Finding Effective Treatment for Your Chronic Pain
Studies are underway to look into the effectiveness of alternative ways of delivering pain medications.
From Back Pain to Heart Rehab, Exercise Is Underused
Exercise works as a remedy for a host of ailments. So why isn't it more often prescribed?
The Debate About Doctors Giving Out 'Fake' Medicines
Placebo treatments can make patients feel better. But is it ethical for doctors to prescribe them?
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
September 15, 2008
- HealthDay
Runners, Listen to Your Knees
Two orthopedic surgeons consider whether running is bad for the bones and joints.
For Knee Pain, It Could Pay to Ask for an X-ray, Not an MRI
X-rays may be a better diagnostic tool for arthritis, a study finds, and MRIs are much costlier.
Osteoarthritis Tests
A diagnosis of OA is usually made based on a patient's history of symptoms and a physical exam.
December 12, 2006
- Bones, Joints & Muscles
Treating Osteoarthritis
Treatment usually is simple in the early stages of the disease, and becomes more intense later.
December 12, 2006
- Bones, Joints & Muscles
About Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common kind of arthritis.
December 12, 2006
- Bones, Joints & Muscles
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