Osteoarthritis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options: Publications and Documents
Summary
The "Osteoarthritis: Symptoms, Treatment, Information" collection offers a comprehensive database of articles and studies addressing various aspects of osteoarthritis, including its symptoms, causes, treatments, and impact on quality of life. Topics range from medication options like NSAIDs and corticosteroids to non-pharmacological therapies such as physical therapy, assistive devices, and lifestyle changes like weight management and exercise. The publications include peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, and public health data, providing valuable insights into the disease's prevalence, risk factors, and management strategies. These resources are particularly useful for individuals with osteoarthritis, healthcare providers, seniors, and people with disabilities seeking evidence-based information to manage pain, improve mobility, and maintain independence.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Burden of Knee Osteoarthritis Despite Availability of Effective Therapies A Survey of adults with osteoarthritis of the knee without joint replacement surgery shows 95% avoid or make accommodations to daily activities because of knee pain. | ||
| Cause of Osteoarthritis Discovered Researchers discover new mechanism of joint destruction that grinds healthy cartilage and worsens osteoarthritis identified in human hip joints. | ||
| Too Little or Too Much Physical Activity Bad for Knee Joints People with higher risk for osteoarthritis can reduce their risk for cartilage degeneration by maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding risky activities and strenuous high impact exercise. | ||
| Osteoarthritis Incidence Higher Among Military Personnel New research shows significantly higher osteoarthritis incidence rates in military populations than among comparable age groups in the general population. | ||
| Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis Shorten Healthy Years of Life Due to obesity and symptomatic knee OA Americans over the age of 50 will together lose the equivalent of 86 million healthy years of life. | ||
| Practitioners Not Adhering to Guidelines for Osteoarthritis Clinicians who care for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are likely not following standard care guidelines that are based on current medical evidence. | ||
| New Drug Offers Big Relief for Osteoarthritis Pain Tanezumab is the first new drug for general muscle or joint pain in over 100 years. | ||
| Treating Glenohumeral - Shoulder Joint Osteoarthritis Clinical practice guidelines for treating glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis. | ||
| Treatments for Osteoarthritis and Arthritis of the Knee Middle-aged men and women with osteoarthritis of the knee have more options for treatments that allow them to remain active. | ||
| Knee Injury Surgery Does Not Decrease Osteoarthritis Risk Surgical repair of knee injuries does not decrease risk of osteoarthritis. |
Key: the first check mark indicates the publication carries an editor's note; the second indicates a footnote.
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