Category Archives: arthritis

A nonsurgical way to treat knee osteoarthritis

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

BY AMBER SMITH People with chronic knee pain may seek relief from physical therapy. They may try over-the-counter pain relievers, prescription painkillers or steroid injections. A doctor at Upstate now offers another choice for people who are unwilling or unable … Continue reading →

Posted in arthritis, bones/joints/orthopedics, health care, HealthLink on Air, physical therapy/rehabilitation | Tagged ,

Overcoming a painful disease: Battling juvenile arthritis is a long-term proposition for this fourth-grader

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

BY JIM HOWE Nora Powers started feeling pain in her feet when she was 2 years old. That led to trips to her pediatrician, then a podiatrist, then an orthopedist. When she was 5, a pediatric rheumatologist diagnosed what caused … Continue reading →

Posted in arthritis, health care, patient story, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics

Lessons from Upstate: Stroke risks, medication reactions, ADHD and teen parenthood

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

New medications can cause reactions Umair Masood, MD, and colleagues from Upstate’s  department of internal medicine shared the story of a 57-year-old man with a history of alcoholism in the Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacy. The man came to the … Continue reading →

Posted in adolescents, arthritis, drugs/medications/pharmacy, emergency medicine/trauma, health care, heart/cardiovascular, liver/ gallbladder/ pancreas, research, sexuality

Limiting Lyme disease: How you can protect yourself and your family

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

Sixteen of every 100,000 New Yorkers were infected with Lyme disease in 2015, the latest year for which statistics are available. In 2015, 95 percent of Lyme diagnoses came from 14 states, including New York. Lyme disease is caused by … Continue reading →

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A way to help you communicate your pain to your doctor

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Doctors rely on patients to accurately describe their pain in order to create an effective pain management plan. You can use a printout of the chart below to keep track of your pain, noting when it began, its intensity, what … Continue reading →

Posted in aging/geriatrics, arthritis, autoimmune, bones/joints/orthopedics, cancer, health care, illness