Medication for Arthritis Pain

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Cleveland Clinic orthopaedic physician Vikas Patel, DO, shares best practices for medication management of arthritis pain.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:31 Gameplan
1:12 What is arthritis?
2:57 Osteoarthritis
3:33 Common symptoms and diagnosis
4:16 What causes the pain?
5:24 Modes of treatment
6:01 Topicals
6:15 Counter irritants
8:47 Topical anti-inflammatory
11:44 Oral medications
11:52 Acetaminophen
13:31 NSAIDs
16:31 Advantages/disadvantages
17:54 Corticosteroid injection
18:30 Side effects
20:17 How long and often?
23:21 Advantages vs. disadvantages of cortisone
24:25 Hyaluronic acid

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