All About Osteoarthritis: The Definitive Resource for Arthritis Patients and Their Families [Hardcover]

Nancy E. Lane (Author), Daniel J. Wallace (Author)

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Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (Feb 18 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195138732
ISBN-13: 978-0195138733
Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 17 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 562 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,118,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease, is the second most common cause of disability (and most common after age 65) in the United States, yet few patients know much about the condition or effective management strategies for it. All About Osteoarthritis aims to educate patients about what osteoarthritis is and how to cope with it.

Nancy E. Lane and Daniel J. Wallace, both rheumatologists and leading authorities on osteoarthritis, explain the disease in detail over 13 chapters, including chapters targeting the spine, upper body and extremities, and lower body. Diagrams clarify the medical descriptions. Next, 11 chapters cover management of the disease, including assistive devices, exercises (illustrated), medications, local medical therapies, and surgery. The authors discuss dietary supplements briefly, explaining which ones have supporting research.

The information is comprehensive and credible, but the style is dry ("in order to have arthritis, there must exist a problem with bones, joints, cartilage, or their supporting structures," for example), lacking the warmth, pep, and personality of most self-help health books. Recommended for arthritis sufferers who want current, credible information about their disease and don't mind an academic style. --Joan Price

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"This is a practical, comprehensive, and up-to-date overview of osteoarthritis written by very experienced and highly respected authors, and should prove helpful to all of those who read it." --Joseph D. Croft, M.D., past-president of the American College of Rheumatology

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