ROCK SPRINGS — Residents over the age of 50 and suffering with osteoarthritis can consider radiation therapy to relieve the pain according to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County.

Those who continue to have symptoms after conservative treatment, the Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County may be able to ease osteoarthritis pain in the foot, ankle, knee, hip, elbow, shoulder, wrist, and hands and fingers, said Tasha Harris, SRCC Radiation Oncology Director.

A low dose of radiation is directed at the site of the arthritis, and it decreases the body’s production of inflammation in that area, which leads to pain relief and increased mobility, said Radiation Oncologist Dr. Joshua Binks.

“We’re excited to bring this non-invasive treatment of osteoarthrit

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