Arthritis question for an MD?!
Question:
Arthritis question for an MD?
Is there a website that will tell me the difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis? I know I have osteoarthritis in my lower back and hips, but can a person have osteoarthritis in their hands also? I have some awful pains in both thumbs. Not carpal tunnel syndrome, I've had surgery for that.
Answers:
Osteoarthritis of the hands is common.
http://arthritis.about.com/od/handandfin...
Here's a quiz about osteo vs. rheumatoid:
http://arthritis.about.com/library/quiz/...
Another site about the difference:
http://www.ra.com/ra/rastore/cgi-bin/pro...
Sites about arthritis:
http://www.arthritis.org/index.php...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/arthr...
http://arthritis.webmd.com/default.htm...