The Foot & Ankle Institute - Nassau

Dean's Lane, Fort Charlotte
Nassau
Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

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Abaco Neem Products

Airport Circle, Don Mackey Blvd.
Marsh Harbour
Abaco, Bahamas

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Arthritis and the feet

Today, complaints of joint pain seem common place and is even expected as people get into their golden years. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States affecting more than 40 million people. It is more common as you get older, however it can occur at any age, and the word literally ...
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Arthritis and the feet

Today, complaints of joint pain seem common-place and is even expected as people enter their golden years. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States affecting more than 40 million people. It is more common as you get older, however it can occur at any age, and the word literally means "pain ...
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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the commonest type of inflammatory arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis affects approximately one percent of the population. Women are affected more often than men, with a ratio of up to three to one. Symptoms most commonly develop between the ages of 40 and 60. In about 20 percent of patients, foot and ankle ...
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July Is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), previously known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis in children. Arthritis is a long-term condition characterized by stiffness, swelling, and pain in the joints.

An estimated 300,000 children in the United States have a form of arthritis. Some children have arthritis for just a few months, while others have arthritis for s...

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Rheumatoid arthritis of the foot and ankle

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that attacks multiple joints throughout the body. This means that the immune system attacks its own body tissues. The defenses that usually protect the body from infection instead damage normal tissues (such as cartilage and ligaments) and softens bone. It most often starts in the small joints of the hands and feet, and affects the same joi...

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Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis

Osteoarthritis, pronounced (AH-stee-oh-ar-THREYE-tis), is the most common type of arthritis and is seen especially among older people affecting millions of people worldwide. Osteoarthritis most affects cartilage (KAR-til-ug), the hard but slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones where they meet to form a joint. [...]
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Doctor from Miami to share awareness regarding juvenile arthritis at the 19th Annual Scientific Educational Conference

The Grand Bahama Medical & Dental Association (GBMDA) invites Dr. Kristina Wiers-Shamir, Pediatric Rheumatologist from Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, part of Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida, to the 19th Annual Scientific Educational Conference to be held November 22nd at the Pelican Bay Resort in Freeport, Bahamas...

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May Is Arthritis Awareness Month

So what is Arthritis? Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. It can affect one joint or multiple joints. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis, with different causes and treatment methods. Two of the most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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