Intro

In Understanding Arthritis, Dr. Oyoo makes a spirited effort to demystify a disease many of his clients-and most Africans-are only now coming to terms with its destructive impact if left unattended. In simple language, he talks about arthritis in children, Rheumatoid arthritis, Reactive arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Gout, and Lupus.

What you find in this book is a case of how each type of arthritis presents, its diagnosis, its treatment, the foods required for its management and education. Life can be lived better by understanding how this disease behaves!

With warm regards!

Professor Omondi Oyoo

Nairobi Arthritis Clinic

Product details:

Available in Kindle Edition & Paperback

• Language: English
• Paperback: 104 pages
• Kindle Print length: 112 pages

Intro

In this simplified book, I want to share with you my discoveries about Back Pain. The journey to understanding it has been long and tried my patience, but I can now say, after most of my patients’ positive feedback, that it is well worth it.

That said, I do not want people to wait until they have become nearly incapacitated like Professor Maiyo did before they see a doctor – there are steps we can each take in our daily life to minimize chances of experiencing Back Pain. So, what you will find in this book is a discussion on:

• Causes of Back Pain
• Types of Back Pain
• Diagnosis of Back Pain
• Treatment of Back Pain
• Education on Back Pain
• And much more

Each man and woman were placed in this world by the creator to accomplish a certain goal. Accomplishing that goal may be made impossible by the egregious pain backache causes. That’s why it is our goal to create a world in which Back Pain is a disease that we all can manage and live with positively once we have it.

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This is an ARTHRHEUMA Society of Kenya (ARSK) initiative. These recommendations are offered with the aim of improving healthcare service delivery and thus improving the quality of lives of those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis in Kenya.

Available in Paperback

• Language: English
• Paperback: 85 pages

Intro

Rheumatoid Arthritis has a lifelong impact on people with the potential of causing severe disability affecting not only the person but also their families and society.

It is a commonest inflammatory joint disease. The treatment has advanced enormously and now much disability is avoidable. But this depends on access to timely appropriate care.

Early diagnosis with the rapid achievement of remission by the initiation of disease suppressing therapy before joint damage has occurred must be the goal. This needs people to present early to someone with the ability to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis. Unfortunately, people often present after having the disease for a while but suppressing the inflammatory process at any stage will lead to better outcomes with less joint damage, less pain, and improved function. It is often not possible to prevent all damage, disability, or pain and rehabilitation is important to help people maximize what they are able to do. People with rheumatoid arthritis must always live with their condition and they also need to know what they can do for themselves to self-manage arthritis and its consequences.

These recommendations give clear guidance as to how good management of rheumatoid arthritis can be achieved. Their implementation will greatly improve the lives of many people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis in Kenya.

Professor Anthony D Woolf

Past Chair Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health

Bone and Joint Research Group

Royal Cornwall Hospital, UK

Product details:

This is an ARTHRHEUMA Society of Kenya (ARSK) initiative. These recommendations are offered with the aim of improving healthcare service delivery and thus improving the quality of lives of those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis in Kenya.

Available in Paperback

• Language: English
• Paperback: 85 pages