Your questions on joint care and joint pain have been answered by the consultants from Spire Healthcare

I have another question, please.

Is there a reason for taking an xray of just one or two joints, rather than all of them?
I have had my knees and pelvis "done", but now I feel embarrassed to go back and say my shoulders/elbows/fingers and upper back are hurting.
So much so, that I probably won't go.

I always thought the warmer weather was best for joints. However, my hands / fingers seem worse in the summer, why?

What painkiller is best for persistent back pain.

My neck is agony, some days i struggle to support it and keep my head up. I really need some advice

A recent MRI showed an issue with my lumbar vertebrae, which is pinching the nerve and really painful. It was suggested to me to try and strengthen my core muscles, but I'm worried about causing more damage. Are there any recommended exercises or books that I could try?

How effective are steroid injections for arthritis /frozen shoulder?

I have had operations and steroids injections on my shoulders and it has not helped. I was offered more operations which I have turned down. My painkillers are not helping much and the stronger pain killers (Codeine) is making me very tired and sleepy. I have tried different painkillers and would like you opinion on any new painkillers that would be helpful.

It’s nearly the end of the month.

The opening post states that the team of experts will be ‘back in July’ to answer the questions.

There are currently approximately 130 questions, and three days left!

LucyBGransnet

Thank you to everyone who has posted a question on this thread. The consultants will be back by the end of July with the answers to a selection of your questions

Hello Lucy

I have just read back and seen this message, which ‘sort of’ answers my above question.

What a sad and depressing read this thread is. So many women in so much pain

to you all (myself included!)

My knee is my problem its a pain that comes back on a knock or a bump any suggestions

I have a painful knee. It flares up when I do too much walking.

It there any evidence that changes in diet can improve the symptoms of osteoporosis arthritis?

Osteo arthritis obviously. Predictive text!

I could do with some advice please. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis a few years ago in my knees, hands, sacrum, pubic bone and hips. My right lower back hurts most times when I stand which started about a year ago. Is there anything I can take to stop it getting worse and is it possible once you have a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in some body areas that it will continue to develop in other areas. I’ve recently had my feet xrayed and my spine to see if it’s there also. I feel I have it all over my body. I also was diagnosed a few years ago on a dexa scan osteopenia. I’m on every painkiller going. Any advice please

What kind of wait is there currently for a hip replacement on the NHS and how long to wait for private and current approximate cost for private? I had left hip replaced and that was done very quickly from the point of making the decision because it was damaged so badly but wondered what the waiting time is currently as starting to get niggles in right hip too.

The original post says " The expert consultants from Spire Healthcare will be back in July to answer a selection of your questions."

I am sorry if I sound a bit negative about the expert consultants, but would they ^"answer a selection of your questions", a month after they were asked, if they were asked by patients (or potential patients) in real life? Or would they answer ALL the questions as soon as possible? If you are suffering from pain and disability, a month is a long time to wait for an answer, particularly if your question then goes unanswered.

The busy consultants don't need to spend the time answering each question themselves. They could delegate to a junior the task of spending fifteen minutes a day, or less, replying to posts - much as they delegate a lot of the other routine work.

Opening a question session on a social media site is much more than taking out an advertisement. It creates a link with the readers and provides a chance for personal contact and discussion. The goodwill for Spire healthcare that would have been created would have been well worth a few minutes of someone's time. As it stands, it gives the impression that it is a marketing ploy.

Brilliant Elegran
Spot on.
I’ve posted about this is Site Stuff.

Elegran just above the op / advert, GN say that the thread is ‘paid for discussion thread’.
Obviously, there is no discussion involved.

It is an advert, presented as a discussion to get attention.

I had a hip replacement 18 months ago and another in January this year. The last one is fine and no problem at all. The left hip has dislocated 4 times now involving waits for ambulances and trips to A and E to 'pop' it back in. It has been a very traumatic experience both for me and my other half.! I am now booked in for revision surgery very soon - - my question is How common is dislocation in Hip surgery.?

Is there any benefit of using of the Epsom Salts in your bath as a friend of mine uses them for her pain being for help with her fibromalgia. ? (Sorry not sure how to spell). Also she swears by putting a few drops in mouth of the CBD oils. But know/read that there are so many different ones of these right now on the market then is there a correct strength of this product ?