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Degenerative Joint Disease; Osteoarthritis arthritis |
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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. This is the form that usually comes with age and most often affects the fingers, knees, and hips. Sometimes osteoarthritis follows an injury to a joint. For example, a young person might hurt his knee badly playing soccer. Then, years after the knee has apparently healed, he might get arthritis in his knee joint. 
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----A joint is the location at which two bones make contact. Structurally, the joints are classified as:*fibrous - bones are connected by fibrous connective tissue.*cartilaginous - bones are connected by cartilage.*synovial - there is a space (synovial cavity) between the articulating bones.Functionally, they can be classified as:*synarthrosis - permit no movement.*amphiarthrosis - permit little movement.*diarthrosis - permit a variety of movements (e.g. flexion, adduction, pronation). ...
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Osteoarthritis as related to Joints
- Osteoarthritis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... is specifically placed on the joints whenever they move. [However, recent studies have shown that double-jointedness may actually protect the fingers and hand from osteoarthritis.] Cracking joints ...
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteoarthritis begins with the breakdown of cartilage in joints, resulting in joint pain and stiffness. If you think you might have osteoarthritis, take the time to learn more about its symptoms ...
- Osteoarthritis: Commonly Affected Joints
Osteoarthritis can occur in any joint but most often occurs in the spine, hips, knees, or hands. ... Best Related Articles • Osteoarthritis: Treatment Options • Osteoarthritis:
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Osteoarthritis
Physical therapy can be useful to improve muscle strength and the motion at stiff joints. Therapists have many techniques for treating osteoarthritis. If therapy does not make you feel better after 3 ...
- Osteoarthritis - UMMC
Osteoarthritis affects joints differently depending on their location in the body. It is commonly found in joints of the fingers, feet, knees, hips, and spine. It sometimes occurs in the wrist, elbows ...
- Osteoarthritis
Medications are used to treat the pain and mild inflammation of osteoarthritis and to improve your joints' functioning. They include both topical medications and oral medications.
- Understanding osteoarthritis of the spine
... by a particular disease or condition, such as obesity, trauma or surgery to the joints, or abnormal joints at birth. Patients with osteoarthritis who take an active role ...
- Basic Information on Osteoarthritis
WebMD explains basic information about the symptoms and treatments for osteoarthritis. ... Arthritis: Osteoarthritis Basics. Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation in joints.
- Osteoarthritis on Yahoo! Health
Medications are used to treat the pain and mild inflammation of osteoarthritis and to improve your joints' functioning. They include both topical medications and oral medications.
- Fast Facts About Osteoarthritis
Unlike some other forms of arthritis, osteoarthritis affects only joints and not internal organs. Rheumatoid arthritis – the second most common form of arthritis – affects other parts of the body ...
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