By Dr Irwin Lim on April 7, 2017

Mr S underwent hip replacement for his osteoarthritis around 2010. He thought the result OK. It did reduce the discomfort. In the last couple of ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 17, 2016

Aussie researchers have worked out how much weight people carrying extra kilograms with knee osteoarthritis need to shed to improve the situation. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 1, 2014

These are my grandmother's hands. She does not have rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. And I am sad to say that there's not much a ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 14, 2013

The following was created for an email newsletter for physiotherapists & general practitioners. I thought it was very good information so I ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 30, 2013

Please check out the Arthritis Victoria website. They've highlighted a recent report called "A Problem Worth Solving" which details the extent of ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 14, 2013

We should stop avoiding the elephant in the room. We need to address the fact that many of our patients are overweight. In fact many are obese. It's ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on September 26, 2012

This was the question I was asked. To a rheumatologist, the answer is obvious. But, this was a reminder that medical terminology remains confusing ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 20, 2011

Knee osteoarthritis is really very common. Particularly, as our population becomes more overweight and sedentary. Patients will often ask about ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 4, 2011

By Ray Jongs, Hand Physiotherapist There are many causes of pain at the base of the thumb. But commonly, the thumb starts to become painful because ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 13, 2011

Aspirating a knee joint If you develop a swollen knee, please don’t consider it a normal occurrence. If there was a clear cause, such as a fall to ...