Osteoarthritis Expert Michael Makover shares Osteoarthritis management news and commentary at MyOsteoarthritisCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178 http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178 http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/40227/prevention Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400 Michael Makover The best medical strategy is to prevent disease. In the previous post and in this one I discuss preventive strategies for osteoarthritis. These are very effective, but obviously cannot protect against osteoarthritis completely. One can only do so much in following this advice: injuries are never completely preventable, lifestyle is seldom perfect, even for the most determined, and to some degree osteoarthritis is genetically determined. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/40227/prevention http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/40265/prevention Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:38:00 -0400 Michael Makover The best medical strategy is to prevent disease. In this post and the next I will discuss preventive strategies for osteoarthritis. These are very effective, but obviously cannot protect against arthritis completely. One can only do so much in following this advice. Remember that injuries are never completely preventable, lifestyle is seldom perfect even for the most determined and, to some degree, osteoarthritis development is influenced by... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/40265/prevention http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/37127/preventing Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:05:00 -0400 Michael Makover Ideally, the best medical strategy is to prevent disease. In this post and the next I will discuss preventive strategies for osteoarthritis. These are very effective, but obviously cannot protect against arthritis completely. One can only do so much in following this advice. Remember that injuries are never completely preventable, lifestyle is seldom perfect even for the most determined and, to some degree, osteoarthritis development is... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/37127/preventing http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/34733/introducing Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Michael Makover Your hip aches, your knees feel stiff and your fingers are becoming bent at the ends. You think, "I'm getting old and my joints are wearing out." Well, not really. Actually, you probably have a disease called osteoarthritis. It is not just "wear and tear," as old myths would have it and it is not just an effect of aging. Because it is a disease, there is great hope that we can understand it and find ways to combat and reverse it. We are... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/72178/34733/introducing