Clínicas Cres responds to readers

Dr. Elena Gualar, Mn Chris Clinics, answered readers’ questions on points resembling arthritis of the thumb, bursitis, and ache after becoming a prosthesis or sports activities harm. Jawalar makes a speciality of regenerative medication, a remedy that makes use of an individual’s organic supplies, resembling cells or tissues, to mitigate, enhance, or treatment sure illnesses.

Thumb arthritis

Reader query: Welcome. Can thumb arthritis be handled?

Physician’s reply: Any sort of osteoarthritis could be handled, as it’s the deterioration, erosion or disappearance of the hyaline cartilage current within the joints. Osteoarthritis of the thumb known as coxarthrosis. Along with the genetic element, there are different influences resembling the usage of the joint in every day life and/or occupation and hobbies. On this situation, the joint between the wrist bone and the primary metatarsal wears out, which might improve ache because of gentle tissue harm. In regenerative medication, the remedy is utilized to the world the place there’s joint ache and put on and tear. After all, every thing is dependent upon the situation of the joint and the necessities required of it. I like to recommend that you simply cease by our clinic and we will assess your particular case, and provide the greatest remedy in your wants in keeping with your situation.

Knee harm from a fall

Reader query: I’m 30 years outdated. About six months in the past, I had a fall whereas I used to be working. My knee was swollen for every week and ached inside, and when the swelling went down, the ache continued after working for greater than half an hour. It’s been some time and once I do actually lengthy exercises that space retains getting loaded. Is it possible that you should have a tear? Will you could have an answer after a very long time?

Physician’s reply: It may be seen from what’s hooked up that in the mean time there’s a bruise that impacts effectively the kneecap and different bony elements, and in addition results in irritation of the gentle tissues of the knee. With time, it’s true that the discomfort ought to have subsided if it was simply bruising and subsequent irritation. The truth that six months have handed, and this space remains to be being loaded after a protracted exercise, signifies that there’s nonetheless some a part of the knee gear that’s affected by the necessity to work in fixed movement. Make an appointment on the session and we will assess the situation of the knee with complementary examination and assessments if obligatory, in order that we will provide the greatest remedy and get you again to your every day actions.

knee joints

Reader query: Hello, my dad is 86 years outdated and has had knee replacements in each knees, and the surgical procedure has been in place for years. Does it make sense to show to regenerative medication now? It’s troublesome for him to stroll as a result of he says he’s in ache. Thanks physician, I don’t know what remedy may very well be higher.

Physician’s reply: Regenerative medication works on residing tissue, that’s, as soon as there’s a prosthesis that is not sensible as a result of the joint shouldn’t be current. Sure, ache aid could be helped by concentrating development elements within the peripheral area of the prosthesis, however as you level out, there’s nothing else. Make an appointment on the clinic and we will assess the situation of each legs, as a result of along with regenerative medication, we will give you physiotherapy that may chill out and make it easier to.

Foot bursitis

Reader query: Welcome. My identify is Paco and I’m 35 years outdated. 4 years in the past, I used to be recognized with bursitis in my left foot. I’ve tried a number of issues throughout this time in periods with a podiatrist (resembling two new pairs of insoles after two footprint research), and in addition methods at a physiotherapist, resembling shock waves or electromagnetic waves, they usually nonetheless trouble me once I stroll. What am i able to do to unravel this downside?

Physician’s reply: Good morning, Paco. Bursitis is an irritation of the sacs of synovial fluid that line the joints. They’re brought on by varied causes, the commonest of that are repetitive motion of the joints, stress on them, gout, trauma … 4 years of growth is a very long time for unresolved irritation. Cease by our clinic to have the ability to completely discover and assess the situation of each the joint and the peripheral gentle tissues, and thus be capable to prescribe the perfect, conclusive remedy for you.