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Groin pain when walking, a stiff hip when you get up, socks that are harder and harder to put on: hip osteoarthritis, which doctors call coxarthrosis, often builds up little by little. How to recognise it, how to tell it apart from pain coming from the back, what helps day to day and when to see a doctor, and how we approach it at Centre Algos in Fribourg.
Stiff fingers in the morning, swollen joints, a painful thumb when opening a jar or turning a key: hand osteoarthritis and thumb-base osteoarthritis (rhizarthrosis) affect movements we make dozens of times a day. How to recognise them, what helps day to day and when to see a doctor, and how we approach them at Centre Algos in Fribourg.
A stiff neck in the morning, pain spreading to the shoulder, an imaging report that mentions "cervical spondylosis": the words often worry people more than they should. What this neck osteoarthritis means, its symptoms, what helps day to day and the signs that should alert you, and how we approach it at Centre Algos in Fribourg.
Stiff fingers when you wake up, joints that swell, tiredness that weighs on the day: rheumatoid arthritis affects the whole body, not just the joints. The signs that should lead you to see a doctor, what flares are, what helps day to day, and how we support people at Centre Algos in Fribourg, always alongside their rheumatologist.
Can an anti-inflammatory diet help with osteoarthritis and joint pain? Discover which foods to choose, what research shows and how nutrition supports joint health.
Pain, mobility and return to activity: what Centre Algos patients report after percutaneous hydrotomy, alongside the scientific context.
Percutaneous hydrotomy has been used clinically for decades. What do the results and scientific evidence show on pain, function, back pain, osteoarthritis and safety, and what can they not yet show?
How is percutaneous hydrotomy used for knee osteoarthritis? Explore decades of clinical experience, reported results in pain and function, cartilage and structural observations, and the current scientific evidence.
Knee osteoarthritis affects many people as they get older. What we know about the mechanisms behind knee pain, why imaging does not tell the whole story, and the factors that can make it worse.
Not sure where to begin? These articles are a good introduction to how we approach persistent pain at Centre Algos.
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