The arthritis in your hands makes it painful to bend your fingers. Your grasp is weak making it difficult to hold onto anything. Your doctor has recommended a finger joint replacement to relieve your pain and give you back some flexibility in your hand. Here is what makes up this procedure and what to expect when recovering from it.
Arthritis Destroys the Finger Joints
At the ends of the bones in your finger joints are small cartilage pads that cushion the bones as they move against each other.
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Although many don't realize it, there are actually a lot of perks to getting older. You get to retire, go on the road, find stability and even have grandkids. However, most people don't actually want to look their older age. The skin around the eyes is one of the first places that your age really begins to show, but a few good habits can help keep you looking young and fresh.
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If your feet have become severely cracked and are not as smooth as they once were, you might want to try using honey to help heal your feet. Honey helps to keep your feet moisturized by sealing in humidity and it also has antibacterial properties. These antibacterial properties help to remove bacteria and heal minor wounds on the feet. If you would like to add honey to your foot care regimen, here are two honey infused recipes that you can try.
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By the time you make it to the eye doctor for your yearly eye exam, you might already know what kind of frames you are looking for. Instead of perusing your options and trying on a few different pairs, you might zero in on those tortoise-shell beauties you have had your eyes on for a while. Unfortunately, choosing frames without a lot of forethought might leave you in a bind later.
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Hip replacement surgery essentially restructures your body through a major surgery that ought to greatly improve your overall mobility. Because it's such a major surgery, there are many different things that you need to do to prepare your body for it. Here are three timelines that you should look at in order to make sure that you are ready for your surgery and that it goes as smoothly as possible.
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