Osteoarthritis

Degenerative Joint Disease; Osteoarthritis arthritis

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the likelihood of being crippled by the disease Ask your doctor for more information to alleviate your concerns Question of the Day Had you ever looked at your finger length before photo link

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A Patient s Guide to Osteoarthritis of the Wrist Joint Introduction Degeneration in a joint means the joint surfaces are starting to break down over time The term degenerative arthritis is used by doctors to describe a condition

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Advancing osteoarthritis looks like this

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things happen the joint loses its smooth functioning becoming stiff and painful In advanced stages of osteoarthritis the joint may be destroyed altogether and or become dislocated This process may affect any joint in the body though the knees and hands are most commonly affected followed by the spine hips ankles and shoulders Elbows and wrists aren t usually

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articular cartilage This material is slick and spongy and it allows one side of a joint to slide against the other joint surface easily When this material wears out the joint develops osteoarthritis OA A mucous cyst is a type of ganglion a small harmless sac filled with a clear sticky fluid The fluid is a mix of chemicals normally found in the body A mucous cyst

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Osteoarthritis is a progressive degenerative joint disease the most common form of arthritis especially in older persons The disease is thought to result not from the aging process

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Osteoarthritis also called degenerative joint disease is a common form of arthritis in which one or more joints have tissue changes Lumps cysts may form in bone tissue Cartilage

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For more information Todd McKinley MD

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How do you get osteoarthritis There are a wide array of factors that cause the development and progression of the disease

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People with osteoarthritis should do different kinds of exercise for different benefits to the body

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Figure 7 Distribution of joint involvement

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and elastic tissue and reduces friction as the joint moves Most often the weight bearing joints such as the hips knees and spine are affected by osteoarthritis

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