Arthritis Today – January 2001
Bowled over
Actor Norman Bowler treads softly, softly as he prepares to take part in the latest arc trekking challenge.
Get up – and get exercising
Not that long ago, patients with certain types of arthritis were put on bed rest, and given traction; some were even encased in plaster corsets. Times have changed. Arthritis Today reports.
Knee replacements – better and bendier than ever
Knee replacement surgery has improved dramatically over the past 20 years. Consultant surgeon John Goodfellow from the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford reports on the Oxford Knee and the latest replacement techniques.
A new start
Doctors in Leeds are pioneering an experimental, last ditch therapy for severe rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Today examines the pros and cons of stem cell transplantation.
Focus on University College, London
In the first of a three-part special on UCL, Arthritis Today highlights the work of the celebrated Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, based at Great Ormond Street and the Middlesex Hospitals.
