"What is Osteopenia?"

Seen this condition misunderstood recently.

Let's explore it 👇👇👇

1/ Osteopenia is a condition characterized by low bone mineral density.

It is the pre-cursor to Osteoporosis if the reducing density is not addressed.

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"Should I xray for gout?"

Reminder: Gout is caused by the accumulation of urate crystals in the joint(s)

1/🧵 X-rays are often used to diagnose gout and monitor the progression of the disease. However, they are not always the best method for detecting the presence of urate crystals.

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THE BEST EXERCISE FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS!

I found it, I looked through them all.

- Backwards walking
- Yellow Theraband Knee Extensions
- The others

Read on to the end of the thread to make sure you get the information

1/🧵 Ok, so this is a bit tongue in cheek but I see a million posts saying this and they get loads of reach so I am trying it...

THE BEST EXERCISE FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS IS...

- Person led
- Sustainable
- Varied
- Fun
- Not cost prohibited
- Not environment prohibited

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I have received a few emails asking about tools to help with Rheumatology, so here they are in a thread.

And a picture of the Belgian Waffles I ate yesterday for attention

1/ 🧵 Spadetool.co.uk

Brilliant for reminding you of features of Axial Spondyloarthritis (works for peripheral too)

Gives you an idea of how likely SpA is with a nice graph.

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It is #WorldArthritisDay and here is a list of resources to help manage these conditions.

Thread 🧵 1/ The Joint Action Podcast. Brilliant content, consistency and guests. An absolute gold mine.

Follow @jointactionorg @ProfDavidHunter

jointaction.info/podcast

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