Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
December 17, 2009 by
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Product Description
Already a trusted guide and an invaluable resource, Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis offers practical advice for the millions of people who live with this painful disease. Now thoroughly revised and expanded, this second edition brings readers up to date with the latest methods of diagnosis and treatment. Building on their accessible explanation of the disease and its causes, the authors describe the essential components of care: medication, joint protection,… More >>
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
When I suddenly experienced intense pain and swelling, leading to the discovery that I had developed RA, I felt totally blindsided. I knew nothing about this disease and needed info that I could understand right away. This book was a huge help to me and I still find reasons to go back to it again and again.
Rating: 4 / 5
Book came in just a few days and was in like new condition. Book was informative and easy to read for the layman.
Rating: 5 / 5
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis by Tammi L. Shlotzhauer (Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Practicing Rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates of Rochester) and James L. McGuire (Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a large print compendium of the latest information on Rheumatoid Arthritis concerning the diagnosis, treatment, and daily life (from special diets to possible alternative therapies and more) with this troublesome and painful disease. Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis informatively presents its facts in terms and text ideal for the non-specialist general reader, yet without glossing over specific issues, problems, medicines, or other challenges facing rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. Simply put — this is a work of superb medical scholarship and Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis should be on the shelves and available to the patrons of every community library system in this country.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was diagnosed with RA in December and picked this book up soon after. It gives lots of information about the course of the disease, medications, exercises and diet. I’ve loaned it to family members and reference it whenever I have a question about what my body is doing. The only drawback is that medications are developing at such a fast rate, that the book is already a bit outdated after only 3 years. However, it is still a great starting point.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book provides excellent information about what rheumatoid arthritis is, how to distinguish it from osteoarthritis, etc.
However, I don’t want to live with RA, I want to recover from it. As such, this book offers no help in this regard. It tells me about drugs that I can take and splints that I can wear to help me from becoming completely disabled, but offers me no hope of recovery.
In contrast, the book “Conquering Arthritis” by Barbara Allan, is the well-researched account of someone who took charge of their health and fought to recover from the disease, to get their life back. And succeeded! I’m well on the road to recovery myself by applying the principles in her book. Now that’s a book well worth spending your money on!
Rating: 2 / 5