Advice from Dr. Arthritis: 10 Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Arthritis

If you’ve just recently been diagnosed with arthritis, take note—communication with your doctor is key to making sure that you’re able to manage your condition well.

Engaging in dialogue with your physician will help you understand the condition, educate you about arthritis, and learn about your treatment options. It will also help give your doctor a better sense of how your diagnosis has affected you and how you will be approaching treatment and maintenance.

Typically, doctors are the ones who ask questions during exams. But you can proactively inquire about your condition and inquire about the best ways to manage your arthritis. After all, your health is important to both you and your physician.

Keeping in mind that your time with your doctor is limited, we’ve run down some of the most important questions that you should ask your doctor:

1.     What is my diagnosis? Can you tell me more about it and point me to resources where I can learn more about it?

2.   What specific type of arthritis do I have? Will it affect just my joints? Or will it eventually affect other areas of my body? If yes, how?

3.     What is the likely course of this kind of arthritis and what is it like having this condition in the long-term?

4.     What are my treatment options? What kind of risks do I face if I don’t treat it immediately?

5.     What symptoms should I look out for—especially if my arthritis is set to worsen with time? What can I do on my own to manage it and when should I get in touch with you?

6.     Am I able to exercise despite my condition? If yes, what should I take into consideration?

7.     Are there local support groups that I can join?

8.     I have certain special considerations to think about (these can include diet, fertility, pregnancy, options for alternative medicine, family history, etc.) How would your medication or treatment for my arthritis affect this?

9.     Is my condition hereditary? Will my kids (if any) be affected by this illness? How can best help them prevent or manage it?

10. Are there tools and aids, outside of medication, that I can use to help manage my arthritis?

For us at Dr. Arthritis, we believe open communication with your physician is critical to how well you will be able to manage living with arthritis. And armed with the right knowledge and information, you’ll be better equipped to maintain a good quality of life despite it.

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About Dr. Arthritis

We are a team of doctors and professionals, we are Doctor Arthritis. For the past years we have developed a series of copper infused products which help patients suffering from arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions improve their lifestyle. Our copper compression gloves and copper compression sleeves represent an efficient, non-invasive solution for relieving joint and muscular pain in the hands, elbows, knees, ankles, foot and calves.
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We, as doctors, have been working with patients for many years and have seen the impact these musculoskeletal conditions have on a person’s life, which is why our goal is to help as many as possible treat the symptoms in a way that doesn’t cause any other damage to the body. Developing these copper infused arthritis gloves and copper infused arthritis sleeves is our way to re-assure our patients and not only, that they have an ally fighting with joint and muscular pain in us. Alongside our joint compression products, each of our customers receives “The Dr. Arthritis Handbook” containing specific information on the condition and its varied types and also treatments and exercises for the joint and/or muscle affected by arthritis.
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We are confident that by using the right compression sleeves or compression gloves and by daily exercise and adequate treatment every person suffering from arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions will have an improved lifestyle and will be able to enjoy the smallest things in life, without having to worry about pain while performing daily tasks.
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Our copper infused compression gloves and copper infused compression sleeves have been developed with consideration and care towards our patients. We want each person to have a comfortable lifestyle and be able to enjoy life at its fullest. As doctors, helping patients have a good life is our passion and from this passion our professional, medical copper infused products have been created.