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Health Encyclopedia: Osteoarthritis
Hypertrophic osteoarthritis; Osteoarthrosis; Degenerative joint disease; DJD; OA; Arthritis - osteoarthritis
Treatment
The goals of treatment are to relieve pain, maintain or improve joint mobility, increase the strength of the joints, and minimize the disabling affects of the disease. The specific treatment depends on which joints are involved.
MEDICATIONS
The most common medications used to treat osteoarthritis are nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory dru...
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Expert & Community Posts
Should I Do a Different Workout Each Day?
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert...to do the same thing daily. However, varying your exercise regimen has several advantages. ... Read more »
Question of the Week: Your Great Ideas for Weight Bearing Exercises
By Pam Flores , Health Expert...National Osteoporosis Foundation, weight bearing exercises are activities that make you move... Read more »
Can you exercise if you have Multiple Sclerosis? Yes you can!
By Merely Me , Health Expert...enough confidence to realize that I could continue to exercise and remain active. I simply had... Read more »
The Benefit of Exercise in Women Post-Menopause
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert...documentation of the lifelong benefits of physical exercise. Experts have even discovered and... Read more »
Don't Sweat It
By Maggie , Health Expert...afternoons. I, like many others, have gotten into an exercise routine this summer: I wake up,... Read more »
Health Guide
Actvities and Exercise
Home Care | Safety Issues | Daily Routines | Activities and Exercise | Behaviorial Problems | Incontinence | Choosing a Nursing Home | Residential Care | Caregiver Support | FAQs | More... Read more »Pregnancy and Exercise
...was considered better if it was broken up into walking one quarter mile several times per day. [“Exercise During Pregnancy”, 1999,The Physician and Sportsmedicine] Today, exercise is no longer... Read more »Treating Anxiety through Exercise
...medication and cognitive behavior therapy. But for many people, another aspect of treatment might be exercise. Even a small amount of exercise can help to relieve symptoms of both anxiety and... Read more »Stay Active During the Holidays with These Heart Health Tips
...activity into our busy schedules with so much going on. Unfortunately, those who take a break from their exercise routine sometimes find it extremely difficult to get back on track again. ... Read more »Exercise and immunity
...Feeling fatigued all the time? The answer may be as easy as taking a daily walk or following a simple exercise routine a few times a week. Exercise not only helps your immune system fight off... Read more »Images
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Medications
...(angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease how often you may get... Read more »
...(angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of angina... Read more »
...of chest pain episodes and improve your ability to exercise. Nadolol belongs to a class of... Read more »
...(angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease the frequency of angina... Read more »
...Preventing chest pain can help improve your ability to exercise. Atorvastatin is used along with... Read more »
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