Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a disease progressive failure of the joint. Major risk factors for this disease are aging and obesity. As the world ages and the people become obese population, there will be an increase in the prevalence of this disease.

Some joints are affected by this disease, and some are spared. Most frequently affected joints include knee jointship column thumblumbar jointsknucke vertebral jointscervical spine jointsdistal and middle joints of fingers

The wrist, ankle and elbow joints are rarely involved.

The symptoms of this disease depend on the involved joint. There will be pain in the knee if the knee is assigned, hip pain if hip is sick and pain in the neck and back when the spine is affected. Symptoms are treated in detail in the page of symptoms.

What causes this disease and what are the variables that contribute to its development? The main factor resulting from this disease is the loss of this hayline cartilage in Synovial joints. Many other factors contribute to this. They include

increase in ageobesitygenetic predispositiondefective joint mechanicsEach of the factors above are discussed in detail on the page of cause of osteoarthritis.

You would be surprised to know that the cartilage is devoid of nerve fibres. This means that the injury or damage of cartilage will cause any pain. So, how does pain occur in osteoarthritis? Source of pain in this disease are the other parts of the joint which include

ligamentssynovial tissuebone under the cartilagemusclescapsule

How damage to cartilage puts pain from the above mentioned tissues? This can be understood by knowing what is happening at the molecular level. Effective prevention and treatment strategies can also be developed. In this regard is visible on the page of the pathology.

Diagnosis of this disease requires the analysis of the symptoms by the doctor. Investigations if necessary, include the analysisMore following x-ray fluid mixed areasSynovial involved on these diagnosis page.

Occupational asthma treatment requires a comprehensive approach involving the doctor, orthopedic surgeon, dietitian, physical therapist and the patient. Several treatment modalities are used, which include

therapysurgery exercisebraces and supportsdrug

These are discussed in more detail on the processing page.

To learn more about osteoarthritis...

OA issue

Symptoms of osteoarthritis

Diagnosis OA

Pathology OA

Treatment of osteoarthritis

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