Knee Osteoarthritis: What Works Before You Consider Surgery
Knee pain in Indian adults often starts a decade earlier than in Western populations. Most patients can delay or avoid replacement — but not by resting the knee.
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Bone & Joint
3 articles on bone & joint, written and reviewed by the Orthopaedics team at SIMS. Written for patients and families in Anantapur, in plain language.
3 articles in Bone & Joint
Bone & JointBone & JointLow Back Pain: The 90% That Gets Better Without Surgery
Most back pain resolves within six weeks, and an MRI early in the course often causes more harm than good by finding changes that were never the problem.
Read articleBone & JointOsteoporosis: The Silent Bone Loss Behind Hip Fractures
A hip fracture after sixty carries a mortality comparable to some cancers. The bone loss that causes it is painless, detectable and treatable years in advance.
Read articleConditions & Symptoms A–Z
Prefer to look up a condition instead?
Our A–Z gives the symptoms, red flags, tests and treatment for the conditions we see most often at SIMS, and links each one to the department that treats it.
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