Department of Orthopedics

Musculoskeletal diseases do not cause serious, immediate consequences, but in the long term, they affect the mobility of joints, reducing the quality of life. Limited joint mobility prevents patients from having many opportunities to do their favorite jobs, or to travel to satisfy their passions. Joint doctors at DAI PHUOC CLINIC will give dedicated advice on how to prevent and treat joint diseases to bring healthy joints to everyone.

Nowadays, bone and joint pain is not only a disease of middle-aged and elderly people, people who do heavy labor, but also occurs in all ages. Bone and joint pain is often caused by osteoarthritis, gout, osteoporosis, ... in addition, it can also be caused by other systemic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease or infection.

In Vietnam, the rate of cancer is increasing and the progression is becoming more and more complicated. Patients aged 30-40 have severe back pain and pain relief treatment in many places but do not help, the final result is stomach cancer with bone metastasis. This is one of the diseases that we do not expect. Therefore, we need to treat the right specialist with an experienced doctor to detect the disease early and treat it properly.

With 20 years of experience in the field of musculoskeletal, the rheumatologist will:

• Examination, consultation and treatment of diseases: osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, arthritis, tendon diseases such as back pain, shoulder pain, hand numbness,...
• Perform procedures such as joint fluid withdrawal, joint injection, ligament attachment injection, etc.
• Osteoporosis treatment, annual osteoporosis medication.
• Advice on exercise and how to avoid bad postures and working habits for joints.
• Advice on weight loss for overweight patients.
• Closely monitor patients after treatment.
• Consult with experienced surgeons for patients beyond medical treatment.

=> STRONG BONES AND JOINTS - HEALTHY LIFE

COMMON PROBLEMS AND DISEASES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL TECHNOLOGY:

WHAT IS JOINT PAIN?

Joint pain is caused by aging of the joints over time from the age of 40 and up and is getting younger due to sitting too much on the computer, working in the wrong posture, lack of exercise, etc. These are habits that make joint disease more common. The initial symptoms of the disease are: Pain in the neck and shoulders, pain in the heels, pain in the joints due to degeneration, when the weather changes will lead to pain.

People who do strenuous work, lift heavy objects, move their joints too much, or have injuries, work accidents, traffic accidents, etc. also affect their joints.

When you have the above signs of bone and joint disease, you need to go to a medical facility with a musculoskeletal specialist for examination. Through tests, joint X-rays, osteoporosis measurements, etc., the doctor will have the basis for accurate diagnosis and proper treatment, and useful advice for the patient.

• Osteoarthritis, spinal degeneration
• rheumatoid arthritis
• gout
• osteoporosis
• Bone and joint tuberculosis
• Tendonitis, arthritis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger syndrome, De Quervain syndrome
• Herniated disc

JOINT PAIN IS A SYMPTOM OF MANY DISEASES OTHER THAN JOINTS:

• Overweight, obesity
• Tendonitis around the joint, bone or joint infection
• Infectious diseases such as flu, hepatitis, mumps, etc.
• Bone metastases from other cancers or bone cancer
• Acute myocardial infarction: left chest pain radiating to left shoulder and left arm,..
• Systemic lupus erythematosus,…

EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES:

- Measure osteoporosis with dexa machine

- Local injection therapy in the treatment of arthritis and tendonitis

- Joint X-ray

DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE