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For patients that have decreased function Nerve Align Review and mobility of the joint, surgical intervention may be necessary. Surgical involvement should also be considered in patients whose pain has progressed to unacceptable levels. However, good surgical candidates are usually considered ideal for surgery. Certain health conditions can affect post-operative rehabilitation and healing. Surgery can hold just as much of a health risk as medications have side effects.
Osteoarthritis is not curable but there is hope for the future with advancements in medicine. Along with the above treatments for pain management, it is also important to remain active and healthy. Exercising regularly can help maintain mobility of the joint. Exercise also creates natural pain relievers such as endorphins. Pain may be a part of osteoarthritis, but pain doesn't have to be a part of your life.
Even the word pain hurts to those of us who endure levels of pain each day. Pain management is what the doctors tell us to do. This sounds great in theory, but what does it mean, and how does one go about doing it. These are excellent questions. It probably sounds logical, but the better you are at describing your pain to others, the better you can get help in managing pain. And, pain management is the key.
The best way to document and comunicate pain is to use what I call a pain scale. I set this up in what I call a matrix, where I have a chart with four columns as follows. The left column is for pain level, from 0 being NO PAIN right, like that's gonna happen. and 10 being so painful that NOTHING YOU DO seems to decrease the pain level.
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