Conditions · Musculoskeletal
Arthritis
Arthritis is the reason many patients stop coming to clinic in the first place. Meeting them at home — and treating pain, function, and stiffness carefully — is exactly the point.
How we care for it at home
- Multimodal pain control that minimizes opioids and NSAIDs when possible.
- Coordination with rheumatology and orthopedics.
- Home adaptations — grab bars, seat height, kitchen reach — that preserve independence.
- Physical therapy referrals for the work medication can't do.
What we watch for
- Function: what the patient can still do this month versus last.
- GI, kidney, and blood pressure effects of chronic pain medications.
- Sleep, which arthritis quietly destroys.
- New joint changes that warrant imaging or a specialist visit.
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