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Arthritis Rx: A Cutting-Edge Program for a Pain-Free Life [Hardcover]

Vijay Vad (Author)
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March 2, 2006
The author of Back Rx (more than 23,000 copies sold) returns with a book devoted to healing arthritis pain through nutrition, exercises, breathing practices, and the newest and safest state-of-the-art techniques.

Arthritis does not have to mean a lifetime of prescription medications or debilitating pain. Dr. Vijay Vad, who has been on the cutting edge of arthritis research and treats many of today’s star athletes, has developed a proven system for easing arthritis through lifestyle. A revolutionary three-part approach, the Arthritis Rx plan details:
• The best nutrition and other supplements for managing arthritis
• The Arthritis Rx diet, including an anti-inflammatory nutrition plan and a sample week of meals, recipes, and exercises
• The Arthritis Rx exercises: three step-by-step exercise series, ranging from a gentle motion regimen to a strenuous core body workout, all demonstrated through over 100 precise photographs.

Dr. Vad’s patients are proof—in just fifteen minutes a day for eight weeks, tremendous healing and joint strengthening can occur using the exercises in combination with the Arthritis Rx nutrition and supplement plan. Based on his cutting-edge research, Dr. Vad’s comprehensive guide also covers the three keys to slowing the progression of arthritis—flexibility, strength, and endurance; a balanced assessment of anti-inflammatory medications; and includes integrative therapies such as aquatherapy, ice, heat, and lubricants.

“As a result of our aging and active population, the incidence of osteoarthritis will dramatically increase over the next decade. Arthritis Rx will provide the necessary and practical tools for people who wish to take charge and live full, active lives.”
—Laura Robbins, Chair, Arthritis Foundation

Acclaim for Back Rx: “After three months, the results have been striking: Eighty percent . . . reported that their pain was reduced by at least half.”
—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL


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As a result of our aging and active population, the incidence of osteoarthritis will dramatically increase over the next decade. Arthritis Rx will provide the necessary and practical tools for people who wish to take charge and live full, active lives. (Laura Robbins, chair, Arthritis Foundation)

A superb collection of practical information and advice for the patient with arthritis. (Alan Gibofsky, M.D., former president of the American College of Rheumatology) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

"As a result of our aging and active population, the incidence of osteoarthritis will dramatically increase over the next decade. Arthritis Rx will provide the necessary and practical tools for people who wish to take charge and live full, active lives."
—Laura Robbins, Chair, Arthritis Foundation

Acclaim for Back Rx: "After three months, the results have been striking: Eighty percent . . . reported that their pain was reduced by at least half."
—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Gotham; First Edition edition (March 2, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592401643
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592401642
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Vijay Vad, M.D., is a sports-medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery and a professor at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is the author of Back Rx and Arthritis Rx. In 2007, he created the Vad Foundation, dedicated to two causes: supporting medical research into back pain and arthritis, and funding education for disadvantaged girls worldwide. He co-founded The Inflasoothe Group in 2008. Dr. Vad lives in New York City with his family.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but I still have my doubts, April 28, 2006
This review is from: Arthritis Rx: A Cutting-Edge Program for a Pain-Free Life (Hardcover)
First off let me say that this is the most optimistic book on this "disease" that I know of. The author seems highly qualified and really knows his subject.

I have joint pain (hip and knee), and I take glucosamine and chondroitin for the pain. It seems to help. However, I have my doubts that these things "build" or "rebuild" cartilage. One orthopedic surgeon in L.A. wrote that there is no evidence that they build or rebuild it, and that from what he read, glucosamine only "mimics" Tylenol on a molecular level, so if you take it, the pain is less, but it is the same as taking an aspirin. Trust me, I would love to believe that these things actually rebuild my knees and restore cartilage, but like I said, I have real doubts about that now. Chondroitin - I have read and heard from doctors - cannot penetrate the stomach wall, and there is no way it can reach the joints, from what I read. Most Glucosamine studies are either too limited, or are from Europe from long ago, so it is highly doubtful if they are good studies. I looked up ginger on the Mayo clinic website, and it stated that ginger is not proven as a cure for arthritis, but some limited trials suggest it might help (Mayo has one of the best rheumatology and arthritis departments in the world). It gave the studies that show ginger helps against joint inflamation/pain only a "B", i.e., there is some evidence, but it is not iron-clad, that it works (but there is no evidence that it does any harm, either).

But I want to make it very clear that I am not a doctor or scientist, and so what I am relating here should be viewed as that of a moderately-well informed reader who is not a doctor. All I am doing is relating some doubts that I have read from doctors in this field, after doing some research into this.

I like the exercises and the general discussion of arthritis in this book. I would still highly recommend this book. It is one of the more optimist books on the subject, too. I like the book. I even bought the pills the doctor sells, Zingerflex, and I take them every day. They DO reduce my subjective pain, too. I have almost no knee issues now. However, like I said, I would treat glucosamine and ginger as pain reducers that are safer than other pain reducers, but I don't think chondroitin works, from my layman's reading on that, and I think ginger might work, or might not. Most doctors view glucosamine as effective at reducing pain.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars this book helped my pain, May 5, 2009
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This is a great, practical book for people with osteoarthritis. The exercise program has helped my knees be pain free for over a year. I ordered this book as a gift for friends.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Useful book, June 20, 2011
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The book has good nutritional and exercise information from a doctor who seems well-informed and realistic. He tells which foods help arthritis and which foods make it worse. He also tells you which activities are safe, which ones are moderate, and which to avoid. A must-have if you have arthritis. I am glad that I got it.
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