What Is The Difference Between Inflammatory Degenerative Arthritis And Inflammatory Osteoarthritis?
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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