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Osteoarthritis - Articles
OsteoArthritis or OA - what is it?
by
VidyaSury
Posted
Sun 06 Jun 2010 12:00am
Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation in joints. Osteoarthritis , also called degenerative joint disease, is the most common type of arthritis . It is associated with a breakdown of cartilage in joints and can occur in almost any joint in the body. It most commonly occurs in the weight bearing joints of the hips, knee ...
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Preventing Osteoarthritis If you...
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Dr. Virashri R.
Posted
Tue 07 Oct 2008 7:18pm
Preventing Osteoarthritis
If you have a family history of osteoarthritis then you have a higher chance of developing the disease yourself. Besides genetic predisposition, osteoarthritis can be present in those who are overweight or those who routinely put stress on the particular joint. Injury is also a culprit.
Osteoarthritis aff ...
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Osteoarthritis: A review of trea ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Thu 07 May 2009 8:19pm
Osteoarthritis: A review of treatment options
08 may 2009--Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD), is the most common form of arthritis in the United States. 1 Although OA can occur in any synovial joint in the body, it most commonly affects the knees, hips, and hands. OA is the leading ...
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Osteoarthritis vs Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Methods of Healing
Posted
Mon 22 Feb 2010 4:47pm
There are varying types of arthritis. Two of the most common are Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. While both can be painful and debilitating, they are distinguishable. X-ray and Laboratory tests can help physicians diagnose the correct type of arthritis but we can also see a variation in the way the disease presents itself.
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Osteoarthritis and Obesity Can Shave 3.5 Years of Healthy Life
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Anthony Cirillo
Posted
Tue 29 Mar 2011 9:00am
Harvard Medical School conducted a study that showed that close to 40% of elderly Americans are obese or have osteoarthritis of the knee, or both, which, on average, eliminates 3.5 years of a positive quality of life.
Researchers found that about 33% are obese and do not have osteoarthritis—and can lose almost 2.5 healthy, pain-free life-y ...
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Complementary therapy for osteoarthritis sufferers
by
GoToSee
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:03am
A form of Traditional Chinese Medicine called Qigong therapy has been revealed as a potential complementary therapy treatment for osteoarthritis, according to a new study.
Arthritis is one of the common causes of disability across the world and increasingly more patients are turning to alternative medicine and complementary therapy treatments ...
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Six Tips For Managing Your Osteoarthritis
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Sheryl R.
Posted
Fri 10 Oct 2008 2:12pm
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Hello fellow arthritis friends! I have been under the weather lately and have been quite remiss in following my schedule of regular postings. I came down with a virus about two weeks ago, which kept me off my regular dose of Enbrel, which in turn cause a bit of a flare. Ah, the fun of having a weakened immune system! But I am feeling better and a ...
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Reduce Pain of Osteoarthritis with Pine Bark Extract
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Sandy H.
Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:24pm
A natural remedy of Pine Bark extract can reduce the pain of osteoarthritis. Some new research showed that Pycnogenal, well researched pine bark extract, reduced knee pain by 56%. The pine bark extract which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties allowed sufferers to reduce their pain medication quite dramatically.
The patients rece ...
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Physiotherapy should be the main treatment for osteoarthritis
by
GoToSee
Posted
Tue 21 Oct 2008 2:47am
Delegates at this year’s Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Congress have been told that physiotherapy should be at the heart of osteoarthritis treatment in local communities.
Physiotherapist George Peat has spent a decade researching the condition and believes from his evidence that physical exercise is the most beneficial therapy but it is ...
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