Hyaluronic acid can improve joint pain; injections aren’t recommended
#MiddleburyCT #JointPain #MuscleFasciculations
DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend recommended hyaluronic acid for joint pain in my wrist and hand. I have been taking 180 mg once a day for a ... Continue Reading →
Paget’s disease can cause arthritis, pain, deformities and more
#MiddleburyCT #PagetsDisease #UrothelialCancers
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has been diagnosed with Paget’s disease. I would like to know more about it; this is the first time ... Continue Reading →
Imbruvica shouldn’t be withheld long before or after procedures
#MiddleburyCT #Imbruvica #SpinalStenosis #Neuropathy
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 75 and have had Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia for three years, which has been treated with ibrutinib (Imbruvica) ... Continue Reading →
Heart is deconditioned to exercise after airbag injury
#MiddleburyCT #Heart #AirBagInjury #Covid
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old who used to walk up 75 to 90 flights of steps several days a week as exercise. After a steering wheel airbag ... Continue Reading →
Seizure-like reactions pose the question of epilepsy
#MiddleburyCT #Seizure #Epilepsy
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband experienced seizure-like episodes without tonic/clonic body movements in high altitude. These episodes occured while he ... Continue Reading →
What prompted the discontinuation of fen-phen?
#MiddleburyCT #FenPhen #WeightLoss
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 71-year-old healthy female who has struggled with my weight all my life. In the ’90s, I thought I had finally found ... Continue Reading →
How to best utilize compression stockings
#MiddleburyCT #CompressionStockings #CollagenPeptides
DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please address how to use compression socks? I sit most of the day, so wearing the socks helps my legs ... Continue Reading →
Find emphysema cause, ways to minimize it
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am male, age 65. I exercise regularly. A shortness of breath led me to get a chest X-ray, which showed that I have emphysema. ... Continue Reading →
Hemochromatosis causes iron overload
#MiddleburyCT #Hemochromatosis #Praluent #PCSK9Inhibitors
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with hemochromatosis 13 months before he died. I recommended that his blood relatives ... Continue Reading →
Spinal cord injury misdiagnosed
#MiddleburyCT #SpinalCordInjury #BloodPressure #WhiteBloodCellCount
DEAR DR. ROACH: Have you ever heard of a “low blood pressure stroke”? That was my husband’s (incorrect) ... Continue Reading →
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