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Dr Gaurav GuptaTreatments include NSAIDs, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants to reduce inflammation, manage pain conditions, and alleviate neuropathic pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NSAIDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSAIDs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PainRelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PainRelief</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medication</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DrGauravGupta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrGauravGupta</a>

Jeremy OngI really should cut down on my NSAIDs intake, as every time I sustained a laceration or some other wound, which happens more often than not with me, as I’m pretty accident-prone, it’s like I’m a hemophiliac, since those analgesics affect the way platelets work and could interfere with normal blood coagulation. I could replace them with COX-2 inhibitors or even opioids, but then that opens it up to a whole other bunch of problems. <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drugs</a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opioids</a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/nsaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsaids</a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pain</a>

familydoctor<a href="https://mastodon.social/@vintervittra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@vintervittra</a> Yeah, naproxen (e.g. Aleve) can be hard on the digestive system for some people. Taking it with food is helpful for most people, though not always. Same thing for ibuprofen (e.g. Advil, Motrin) and aspirin (ASA).Paracetamol or acetaminophen (Panadol/Tylenol) is a different type of med and doesn't irritate the digestive system like that. However, it does not treat inflammation, so for that you need ibuprofen or naproxen, which are Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (<a href="https://stranger.social/tags/NSAIDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSAIDs</a>).

Valerie Roney<a href="https://disabled.social/@Lacci" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Lacci</a> Hope you got some useful info from your Dr Dad. I'm happy to also do a shout out to see who else has been noodling with <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/NSAIDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSAIDs</a> and may have ideas on rebound pain and other pain management ideas. (If yer reading this toot, more info up the thread☝️) <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/chronicPain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicPain</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/chronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicIllness</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/spoonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spoonies</a>

AskPippa🇨🇦Gout update. For <a href="https://c.im/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doctors</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/pharmacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pharmacists</a> in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a>. An overview I wrote for The Medical Post/Canadian <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Healthcare</a> Network. "Refresher on <a href="https://c.im/tags/gout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gout</a>: the only curable arthritis Often only seen in crisis, patients with gout can be cured with the right treatment and follow-up. By Pippa WysongGout is the most common inflammatory arthritis, yet it is frequently underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed and often mistreated.Yet, according to rheumatologist Dr. Jean-Philip Deslauriers, once patients are on the right treatment, it’s the only arthritis where a cure can be achieved.“With other arthritis conditions, the goal is remission. But with gout one can get rid of the underlying disease and attain a cure,” he said. Dr. Deslauriers is a clinical professor of <a href="https://c.im/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medicine</a> at the University of Sherbrooke and spokesperson for the Arthritis Society of Canada (ASC). “Gout is easy to treat, and most cases can be managed by family <a href="https://c.im/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doctors</a>,” told the Medical Post in an interview. Gout is a painful <a href="https://c.im/tags/arthritis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthritis</a> caused by elevated levels of serum uric acid (UA), hyperuricaemia. Prolonged hyperuricaemia (which is generally asymptomatic and can be present for years) leads to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid and other body tissues. Eventually, neutrophils will venture into the joint to try to destroy the crystals (partly unsuccessfully) but end up triggering an episode of painful inflammation—a gout crisis in which patients present with inflamed, painful and swollen joints. Often, but not always, the affected joint is in the foot or ankle, especially the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Crystals can also be deposited in other tissue and sometimes break through the skin creating yellowish-white nodules called tophi.There are several reasons why gout can be missed. One is that symptoms are intermittent and it can take years for crystals to build up inside joints. A patient may present to an outpatient clinic or ER where acute symptoms are treated with colchicine, <a href="https://c.im/tags/NSAIDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSAIDs</a>, cortisone infiltration or prednisone for their acute crisis, and then sent home and told to see their family physician for follow-up. Crisis and oft missed opportunityBut a crisis, in the early stage of the disease, tends to last for only three or four days. By the time patients see an FP, they feel fine and may not mention it—if they even have access to an FP. “Often there is only management for the crisis itself. If we don’t address the underlying cause which is too much uric acid in their blood, crises will happen again, more intensely and more frequently. And the disease will affect more joints. Over time this can lead to deformity and erosion, possible crystal formation in soft tissue called tophi,” Dr. Deslauriers said.According to the 2018 recommendations for gout by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), several features need to be taken into account for a diagnosis. These are: monoarticular involvement of a foot or ankle joint; previous acute episodes; rapid onset of severe pain and swelling; erythema; being male and associated <a href="https://c.im/tags/cardiovascular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cardiovascular</a> diseases, plus hyperuricaemia.For a definite diagnosis, crystals need to be seen in synovial fluid or tophus aspirates.Both the EULAR and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines state that once gout is confirmed, treatment to lower UA levels can start even while the patient is in crisis “This is a very important point because if not done when the patient is assessed during his acute crisis, it often isn’t done at all,’’ Dr. Deslauriers said...."The rest of the story is on the site. Sorry, password protected for people in Canadian healthcare.<a href="https://c.im/tags/MedMastoson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedMastoson</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rheumatology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rheumatology</a><a href="https://www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/refresher-gout-only-curable-arthritis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/refresher-gout-only-curable-arthritis</a>

Shannon Becker, PhDWhen studies show that <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/weightloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weightloss</a> is not <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a>, and then doctors still use losing weight as a treatment for everything, there's a huge <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/disconnect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disconnect</a>. These doctors need to be educated on the research. I work with <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/orthopedists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#orthopedists</a> who consistently say that taking long term <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/NSAIDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSAIDS</a> should not be a treatment for <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/osteoarthritis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#osteoarthritis</a>, and that losing weight is not a solution. Why then did the doctor I see just say that weight loss would be a goal, and that I should take NSAIDs regularly? <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bullshit</a>

John Jaarsveld acupuncture<a href="https://ieji.de/tags/acupuncture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acupuncture</a> is superior to <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/NSAIDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSAIDS</a> for improving <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/backpain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#backpain</a> symptoms

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