Category Archives: 2011

Dr Vivek Billampelly Man has always sought the presence of a close and dear person in situations of distress. It is a security need for each of us. For a patient of arthritis the chronic, painful, deforming and disabling nature of the illness needs great support family and friends to help the person cope up […]

Dr Vaijayanti-Lagu-Joshi Mrs. Kalpana is 30 yrs old married lady, mother of 2 kids, from a good family. She works in a bank and handles her job and house very efficiently. But since last 6 months she is disturbed, irritated due to the health reasons. She gets aches and pains all over body, neck, back, […]

Manjeet Saluja Arthritis affects the joints with inflammation and pain. It also limits the movements of the joints. There is a misconception that Arthritis affects only older people. Arthritis affects people at any age and both sexes. However the fairer sex is more serverely affected. Arthritis, when it strikes the young, causes an impediment in […]

by Dr. Harbeer Ahedi What is Arthritis ? A Disease affecting the joints and soft tissues of the body. What are the types of Arthritis ? Rheumatoid Arthritis is the form in which most of the joints are affected with higher possibility of deformation. Ankloysis Spondylitis affects the spine. SLE is a multiple systemic type […]

by Dr. Kalindi Phadke When our doctor prescribes a new medication for our lingering disease, we are awed by the sky high price of that drug. We wonder how a common man can afford to pay for such prescription and why the price of such a tiny pil should be so high. How many of […]

Arthritis – Concept & Classification The term ‘arthritis’ refers to disease of the joints, characterized by pain, inflammation & swelling of the joints. Rheumatism is a broad based term which describes diseases affecting joints and associated soft tissues like tendons, ligaments and muscle attachments. The effects of arthritis are different for each person. Some people […]

by Dr. Ekta Chanchani What is a Joint ? A joint is a junction of two or more bones. It gives movement and mobility in our various day to day activities like walking, running, cycling, sitting, getting up (arising) etc. Types of Joints: There are three main types of joints in our body depending on […]