Osteoarthritis Doctor
Hypertrophic osteoarthritis; Osteoarthrosis; Degenerative joint disease; DJD; OA; Arthritis - osteoarthritis
Treatment
OA cannot be cured. It will also most likely become worse over time. However, your OA symptoms can be controlled.
While you can always have surgery, other therapies can improve your pain and make your life much better. Although these treatments cannot make the arthritis go away, they can often delay surgery.
MEDICATIONS
Over-the-counter pain relievers, which you can...
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From Our Experts
The Second Doctor’s Visit for Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee
You've had your first visit with the doctor, and found out that you have osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. As discussed in my last post,... Read more »
Avoid Self-Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis -- See A Doctor For Joint Pain
If you have an ache in your knee, can you self-diagnose or should you go to the doctor? If you are over the age of 55 and your... Read more »
Easing the Pain of Osteoarthritis and Rhematoid Arthritis Through...
I really feel that I'm no different than most of our readers. Yes, I was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis 16 years ago and have had to undergo... Read more »
Despite Osteoarthritis Complications, There Are Blessings in Life
I feel somewhat, that life has been roaring at me lately - nothing really big or catastrophic - just lots of different doctor appointments... Read more »
Cold Turkey: Quitting Painkillers for Osteoarthritis
I'm a well-educated and fairly intelligent person who has been undergoing the challenges of a variety of things caused by my osteoarthritis... Read more »
From Our Sources
Questions to ask you Doctor about Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Osteoarthritis of the Knee
How is osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee diagnosed and treated? Do I have to undergo any more diagnostic tests? What caused my OA of the knee? Did... Read more »
Doctors Give Knee Osteoarthritis Their Best Shot
Source: eOrthopod
Both steroid and hyaluronic acid (HA) shots are commonly used to treat the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Each has been well tested. But few... Read more »
Osteoarthritis
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Your doctor may ask about osteoarthritis in your parents, because osteoarthritis appears to have a genetic component. He or she will examine you,... Read more »
Measuring Stiffness in Knee Osteoarthritis
Source: eOrthopod
Measuring stiffness in arthritic knees is not easy. Most often, doctors rely on the patient's report of stiffness. The most common way to measure... Read more »
Shallow Hip Socket Linked to Osteoarthritis
Source: eOrthopod
A recent study from the Mayo Clinic has some new information for doctors who operate on hips. The results show the need to look for a bony... Read more »
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