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Recently I am having pain and cracking in my joints. it first started with my knees and now its my elbows and wrists my doctors haven t been much help and I am in panic mode. oNE DOCTOR SAID IT WAS FROM Inactivity WHICH IS HOGWASH. another told me it was a vitamin d difficiency, caused by a medication I had been on for a long time. She prescribed me special high dose vit d and it has not helped as far as I can tell. Im 55 and I feel like I am 90 and I already missed out on a large part of my youth WHAT NOW?
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hello, Thanks for your query. Repeated joint pains can be due to multiple causes at this age the commonest being poly arthralgia. Other causes can be rheumatoid arthritis, gout, inflammatory diseases like SLE, bursitis, fibromyalgia, etc. For proper diagnosis, some of the blood tests are advisable like- 1. Serum calcium levels. 2. Serum Uric acid levels. 3. RA factor 4. ESR and CRP 5. Serum Creatinine 6. X-ray of affected joints. You need a thorough clinical examination followed by investigations under the guidance of an orthopedician. Till then for symptomatic relief, you can take over the counter analgesics, do hot fomentation and apply local analgesic gel on the affected areas.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
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Hello, Thanks for your query. Repeated joint pains can be due to multiple causes at this age the commonest being poly arthralgia. Other causes can be rheumatoid arthritis, gout, inflammatory diseases like SLE, bursitis, fibromyalgia, etc. For proper diagnosis, some of the blood tests are advisable like- 1. Serum calcium levels. 2. Serum Uric acid levels. 3. RA factor 4. ESR and CRP 5. Serum Creatinine 6. X-ray of affected joints. You need a thorough clinical examination followed by investigations under the guidance of an orthopedician. Till then for symptomatic relief, you can take over the counter analgesics, do hot fomentation and apply local analgesic gel on the affected areas. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care