Pain, Chronic is one of the accepted NANDA nursing diagnoses. However, joint swelling in and of itself is not evidence of pain or necessarily arthritis. Wouldn't better parameters for pain evidence be physiologic changes, such as changes, in vital signs, or tearing and diaphoresis. Or behavoral changes such as alterations of mood and levels of aggression. These are signs I would want a nurse to report as evidence of pain, not swelling of the knee. The swelling of the knee would be a separate diagnosis, such as localized swelling related to arthritis.

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After suffering bad knee and hip pain for over 2 years and an athroscopy and lateral release on my right knee the NHS have finally diagnosed osteoarthritis in both knees, both hips, my right hand and various other parts of my body.

Last week I had a gel injection (Duralone) in each knee and there has been an improvement in mobility and definitely much less pain. I have now been out on my bike for the last 4 days with no problems.

I am in my late 40's and have a background of long distance running and cycling - I was doing around 300 miles a week on the bike until the problems began.

I do not want to compete in the future but I do want to get into shape again. How do I put back on the muscle I've lost and lose the lard I've gained without doing myself further damage?

avoid running except in a pool or in the sea as the impact is too high

cycling is fine - let your pain limit you as needed

management of oesteoarthritis is made better the more you exercise - I suggest light weights in the gym for your upper body twice a week, a pilates sessions to help flexibility once a week, ride your bike, swim or jog in the water another 2-3 times a week but only to the point of pain - work through discomfort but stop with pain

after your workouts ice your joints for 10 mins

in the morning warm them up with a warm bean bag etc

the more you keep at it the better the management

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I’m worried that I’m not going to be able to walk one day. Could this happen? If so how long will it take?
I’m on 6 pain killers a day and 3 of them are morphine based for the pain.
I've been told that I'm too young for a knee replacement on the NHS and can't afford to go private.

Knee replacements work miracles.

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Does glucosamine work on osteoarthritis in both knees?

my mom who is 55 and is having pain in both knees. I feel awful for her and obviously I want to help her to feel better.

Please advise or answer to my question.

Thank you.

The jury is still out on that one. There's a lot of literature suggesting that it's beneficial for arthritis, and just as much to suggest that it does nothing.

Since it's a safe medication to take, I always tell my patients that it doesn't hurt to try it. Only drawback that I can see is the price.

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kellgren-lawrence grading scale for osteoarthritis

The PDF file on this site has the images you need. Good luck

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