There are multiple forms of arthritis that can affect the hands and wrists, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. If you find many of your daily activities are significantly impacted by arthritis, there are ways you can minimize pain and swelling.
Use Splints
Splints are especially effective for arthritis in your wrists. Wrist arthritis can cause significant burning pain when you flex your wrist in different directions. Since your wrists are already inflamed, flexing your wrists may cause added compression on nerves or increase tension on soft tissues.
- If you have dental implants, you probably love the fact that they make your smile look great, and you probably want to ensure that they look great for as long as possible. Luckily, dental implants are designed to last for a long time, but if you don't take proper care of them, they can wear out before they are supposed to. These are a few care tips that you can follow if you want to prevent damaging your dental implants.
- If you are experiencing severe back pain that hasn't let up in days, you may need to seek professional treatment so as to prevent the problem from becoming chronic. Back pain is usually excruciating and can limit your movements or prevent you from carrying on with your daily activities. The good news is that back pain can easily be managed using physical therapy. Stretching exercises are usually very effective at managing and halting back pain, as they help strengthen your back muscles and improve blood circulation, leading to pain relief and a wider range of motion.
- Caring for your teeth can seem like an overwhelming task, especially if you don't adhere to good dental practices when you are away from home. Many people only spend a fraction of time at their house. The majority of their day is spent in the workplace. However, there are multiple things that you can do to preserve your oral health even when you are at work. Here are a few of them:
- Parents have fallen in love with 3D ultrasounds, largely because they reveal much about their unborn child's appearance. Older ultrasounds were not nearly as clear and the baby's features were rarely discernable. Some modern ultrasounds are nearing the look of a portrait, with the baby's features being easy to determine. As enjoyable as that experience is for parents, the real advantage of a 3D ultrasound is in the medical realm.