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7 Things to Know About Joint Pain

You gaze longingly out the window. The basketball net sways in the wind, seeming to beg for the attention it hasn’t received in quite some time. You make your way out to the garage, dust off the deflated basketball and sigh with nostalgic frustration. What you wouldn’t give to play like you used to. Next [...]

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Sore joints? You might have Osteoarthritis.

Q: What is Osteoarthritis? A: Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD), is the most common form of over 100 types of arthritis. It affects over 25 million people in the United States, which equates to twice as many people who watched American Idol last week, just to give you an idea. With osteoarthritis, [...]

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Hip Replacement Surgery

My eyes are not what they used to be. My wife would catch me blinking and squinting while I was driving, and she would ask why I hadn’t purchased glasses yet. “Because,” I would say, “I’m used to not having them.” “But they’ll make you see better,” she would reply in exasperation. I finally gave [...]

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