Product Description

"COMPREHENSIVE...A USEFUL SOURCE...RECOMMENDED."
--Library Journal
If you are one of the nearly forty million people in the United States who suffers from some form of arthritis, you are probably confused by the myths and misinformation surrounding the illness. Arthritis is, in fact, not a single malady, but more than one hundred different diseases, each with its own cause, symptoms, characteristic progression, and treatment. Here, at last, from the world-renowned Duke University Medical Center, is an authoritative, complete, and fully up-to-date home reference for arthritis sufferers. It tells you:
-- Who gets arthritis, and when
-- How to identify arthritic diseases in their early stages
-- What to expect at a complete examination
-- How to become an active partner with your doctor in keeping your arthritis under control
-- The actions and side effects of the primary drugs used to treat arthritis
-- How to conduct an exercise program that is right for you
-- How to alter your lifestyle and work habits to minimize your discomfort
The Duke Basic Arthritis Program is designed to relieve the symptoms of arthritis and prevent its complications. Taking into account your lifestyle, job, emotional make-up, and physical abilities, the Duke Basic Arthritis Program allows for an individualized treatment program based on the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, daily rest, physical therapy, good health habits, and adjustments in your daily routines.
Packed with up-to-the-minute information and written in a lucid, user-friendly style, this is an absolutely invaluable book for anyone with arthritis.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1186899 in Books
• Published on: 1995-03-07
• Released on: 1995-03-07
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 8.50" h x 1.00" w x 5.50" l, 1.11 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 407 pages

From Library Journal
Pisetsky, who teaches at Duke University Medical Center and works with arthritis patients at Duke's Arthritis Center, has written a very readable book about the family of diseases known as arthritis. He explains complex terms in language that the educated layperson can understand. In the first section, Pisetsky gives readers the basic facts about arthritis; in part two, he describes all the major forms of the disease and discusses at length the multifaceted modes of treatment. Part three is devoted to the Duke Basic Arthritis Program, a comprehensive approach that helps sufferers relieve their symptoms and prevent complications. Pisetsky concludes with a survey of research in the field of rheumatology. A useful source that will complement Fred Kantrowitz's Taking Control of Arthritis ( LJ 11/1/90). Illustrations not seen. Recommended for public libraries. --Mary J. Jarvis, Methodist Hosp. Medical Lib., Lubbock, Tex.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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A comprehensive and current guide to the many different diseases classified under the name of arthritis tells how to identify each type, how to find the right specialist, what side effects to expect from drugs, and many other topics. Reprint.