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Managing Your Arthritis Symptoms in Winter

ArthritisBy Thames Shoulder Elbow 15th February 2021

If you suffer from arthritis, you may experience an increase in the severity of your symptoms during the winter. Although experts aren’t completely sure why, it’s certainly true that colder weather leads to an increase in joint pain and stiffness for many people. It is believed that barometric pressure may play a role – the…

Your Orthopaedic Health in Lockdown

Latest newsBy Thames Shoulder Elbow 28th January 2021

As orthopaedic surgeons we encourage our patients to take an active role in managing and treating their condition.

Should I Have Orthopaedic Surgery During the Covid-19 Pandemic?

SurgeryBy Thames Shoulder Elbow 15th June 2020

As the Covid-19 pandemic was beginning in early March, an Italian doctor, Dr Daniele Macchine from Bergamo, said: “There are no more surgeons, urologists, orthopaedists, we are only doctors who suddenly become part of a single team to face this tsunami that has overwhelmed us…”