| Today with early treatment of arthritis,
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| A physician should be consulted early in
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| Occasionally medicines taken by mouth or
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| | one resume an active, pain-free
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| | lifestyle.
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| lose their effectiveness, and the doctor
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| | During surgery, the surgeon may perform
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| may suggest injecting a joint space with
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| | lavage and debridement, procedures which
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| | Surgeons also can permanently fuse bones
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| rest periods, will help reduce joint
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| | stability and reduce pain. The fused
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| | joint, such as an ankle, can then bear
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| Joint replacement (arthroplasty) is a
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