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Suggest Treatment For Severe Throat Infection
Hello, i ve been experiencing various stifness in my joints for about two years now. It seems to move around. I m currently feeling aches in my elbow and wrists. A few months ago it was in my neck. I have a constent sensation of a biginning of a throat infection... Which has been there for about three years. I; ve gone to get it checked and there does not seem to be anything. My lower back feel stiff as well. My energy level is next to nothing and the thought of excersising is just to overwhelming as I fear I will be in tremendous pain. I m not sure what is going on ....
Fri, 18 Jan 2019
Hello,
Pain and stiffness in the joint can be caused due to different reasons and finding the underlying cause is the first thing towards better management of the symptoms. Whenever a patient comes to my clinic with similar complains next best thing that I do with brief history of the symptoms and inspection of the joints that are causing problems.
There are certain blood tests and imaging tests needed to be done to find out exact cause for this. For instance, RA factor, ESR levels in the blood, CBC, x-ray of the involved joints are some of the important tests that a doctor should be advising you. I would suggest you to see a rheumatologist and explain all the issues. After careful examination and necessary tests, seeing the results he will suggest you the best management for your complaints.
You might be suggested to see a physiotherapist for appropriate exercises that help in relieving the pain and improve lifestyle. Hope this helps. If you have further queries, feel free to contact.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Manisha Auradkar,
General & Family Physician
Pain and stiffness in the joint can be caused due to different reasons and finding the underlying cause is the first thing towards better management of the symptoms. Whenever a patient comes to my clinic with similar complains next best thing that I do with brief history of the symptoms and inspection of the joints that are causing problems.
There are certain blood tests and imaging tests needed to be done to find out exact cause for this. For instance, RA factor, ESR levels in the blood, CBC, x-ray of the involved joints are some of the important tests that a doctor should be advising you. I would suggest you to see a rheumatologist and explain all the issues. After careful examination and necessary tests, seeing the results he will suggest you the best management for your complaints.
You might be suggested to see a physiotherapist for appropriate exercises that help in relieving the pain and improve lifestyle. Hope this helps. If you have further queries, feel free to contact.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Manisha Auradkar,
General & Family Physician
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