Osteoporosis, a disease that causes weakening of the bones, is most common in women than in men. But it can also affect men. In fact, men in their 70s are as likely to have osteoporosis as women in their 50s. As the number of men living into their 70s and beyond increases, osteoporosis is becoming […]
Category Archives: Rheumatology
5 Top Tips for Bone and Joint Health
Skeletons are showing up as our neighbors decorate for Halloween, but our own skeletons are important all year long. The decisions we make every day affect our bone health, so here are our five top tips for keeping your bones strong and your joints supple! Get your cardio Weight-bearing exercise, like walking, dancing, or playing […]
Welcome, Elizabeth Burns, APRN
MANA is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Burns, APRN, to Rheumatology at Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic. Nurse Elizabeth Burns completed her BS in Nursing at Arkansas Tech and went on to take a Master of Nursing Science at UAMS in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. She is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Arkansas State Board licensure […]
What Is Gout?
When you hear the word “gout” you might think of Charles Dickens or other old literature. Gout is what causes old gentlemen in vintage cartoons to need to put a bandaged foot up on a hassock. But gout is also a common form of inflammatory arthritis that affects more than 200,000 Americans each year. Caused […]
Understanding Osteoporosis
Our bones are a living, changing part of our bodies. We continually lose old bone and make new. When we’re young, we make new bone faster than we lose old bone. We reach peak bone mass in our late 20s, and after that, we tend to lose more bone than we add. Over time, we […]
Understanding Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that can be hard to diagnose and hard to understand. Somewhere between 6 and 12 million Americans suffer from this disorder, but it still remains mysterious. What is fibromyalgia, and when should you ask your doctor about it? Symptoms of fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia has a list of symptoms that can be […]