Osteoarthritis
Pronounced
There are more than 100 different kinds of
arthritis, which literally means joint inflammation. Osteoarthritis
is by far the most common form. Osteoarthritis affects 12.1 percent
of U.S. adults. Most people develop osteoarthritis after the age of
45, but it can occur at any age. Osteoarthritis affects each person differently. Diet, weight and stresses on the joints affect the
disease.
By age 65, more than half of the population has x-ray evidence of
osteoarthritis in at least one joint. However, only one-third of people
with osteoarthritis in their x-rays report pain or other symptoms.
The warning signs of osteoarthritis:
Steady or intermittent pain in a joint. Worsening of pain with activity. Backache. Stiffness after getting out of bed. Joint swelling or tenderness in one or more joints. Crunching feeling or
sound of bone rubbing on bone. Being overweight for several years can put strain on the joints. For most joints, especially the knees and hands,
osteoarthritis is more common and severe in women. Stress on joints caused by one's occupation. Stress on joints caused by activity or ageing. Injury to the joint lining, caused by a past fracture. Applying heat to stiff and painful joints for 20 minutes up to three
times a day. Swimming in a heated pool. Massaging the muscles around the joints. Sleep on a firm orthopaedic mattress (spine)
How can osteoarthritis be prevented?
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Who is most at risk?
What can you do to alleviate the pain?
It is not usually possible to prevent the condition occurring
completely. Maintaining a normal weight for height and body structure,
keeping physically active, and avoiding excessive stress on the joints
as you get older,
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Osteoarthritis occurs when the surface layer of cartilage-the protective tissue between bones at joints-breaks down and wears away. This allows bones under the cartilage to rub together, causing pain, swelling and loss of motion of the joint. This pain and swelling is called inflammation. Over time the cartilage may wear away entirely, and the bones will rub together. Osteoarthritis can affect any joint but usually affects hips, knees, hands and spine.
What are the warning signs of
osteoarthritis?
Pain, stiffness and swelling around a joint that lasts longer
than two weeks.
The joints that are usually affected are the hips, knees, feet
and spine. Finger and thumb joints might also be affected.
What causes osteoarthritis?
The exact cause is unknown.
The chances of getting osteoarthritis seem to increase with age.
Being overweight can increase your chance of getting
osteoarthritis.
Some people with osteoarthritis have other family members with
it.
Excess weight puts stress on joints such as hips and knees.
Injury to a joint or repeated overuse of it can also damage the
cartilage and lead to osteoarthritis.
Other types of arthritis can also damage joints and lead to
osteoarthritis.
Does the weather really affect
osteoarthritis?
Painful joints are often sensitive to the weather. They tend to
feel worse when the atmospheric (barometric) pressure is
falling, such as just before it rains. This would helps to
explain how people with osteoarthritis tend to be able to
predict rain, and why joint pains seem linked with the damp.
Actually there is no evidence that different climates have any
long-term effect on osteoarthritis or its outcome. The weather
may temporarily affect symptoms but not the arthritis itself.
There is no point in moving to a different area in the hope of
curing osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs all over the world,
in all types of climate.
50% of all people will experience osteoarthritis by the age of
65. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. This
disease affects humans and all vertebrate animals.
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Other
useful pain relief Ideas Applying heat to stiff and painful joints for 20 minutes up to three times a day. Swimming in a heated pool. Massaging the muscles around the joints. Sleep on a firm orthopaedic mattress (spine) |