Osteoarthritis Treatment and Symptoms entities Degenerative Joint Disease; Osteoarthritis arthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, and sometimes referred to as "arthrosis" or "osteoarthrosis" or in more colloquial terms "wear and tear"), is a condition in which low-grade inflammation results in pain in the joints, caused by wearing of the cartilage that covers and acts as a cushion inside joints. As the bone surfaces become less well protected by cartilage, the patient experiences pain upon weight bearing, including walking and stan ...
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Osteoarthritis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- Food and Drug Administration
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- National Library of Medicine
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/
- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society http://www.aofas.org/
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Institutes of Health, OPHS, HHS http://www.nih.gov/
- Food and Drug Administration, HHS http://www.fda.gov/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- Office of the Director http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/
- Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
- Holistic Online http://holistic-online.com/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- 10 Ways You Can Protect Your Joints (Arthritis Foundation)
- 2004 Drug Guide (Arthritis Foundation)