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Osteoarthritis
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Alternative Therapy
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Coping
- Disease Management
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Financial Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Research
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
- Organizations
- Statistics
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Arthritis Advice (National Institute on Aging)
Also available in: Spanish - Do I Have Arthritis?
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Also available in: Spanish - Handout on Health: Osteoarthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Questions and Answers about Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Osteoarthritis (Arthritis Foundation)
- Osteoarthritis
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Guide to Lab Tests (Arthritis Foundation)
- New Marker for Osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Radiography (X-Ray): Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Arthritis Today 2005 Drug Guide (Arthritis Foundation)
- Arthroscopic Surgery (Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player
- FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product (Food and Drug Administration)
- First Vioxx, Then Bextra, Now Celebrex? (Arthritis Foundation)
- Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work (Food and Drug Administration)
Also available in: Spanish - Helpful Treatments Keep People with Arthritis Moving (Food and Drug Administration)
- Make No Mistake: Be Your Own Safety Net (Arthritis Foundation)
- Revision Hip Surgery (Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player
- This Is Medicine: Some of the Best "Medicine" for Arthritis Can't Be Bottled (Arthritis Foundation)
- Total Knee Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Also available in: Spanish - Total Shoulder Replacement (Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player
- Types of Surgery (Arthritis Foundation)
- Unicondylar Knee Resurfacing (Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- 10 Ways You Can Protect Your Joints (Arthritis Foundation)
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Acupuncture (Arthritis Foundation)
- Ayurvedic Herbs (Arthritis Foundation)
- Complementary and Alternative Osteoarthritis Treatments (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate (Arthritis Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Homeopathy (Arthritis Foundation)
- Meditation (Arthritis Foundation)
- Tai Chi (Arthritis Foundation)
Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Physical Medicine & Rehabiliation Doctors Relieve Arthritis Pain (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
- Physical Therapy for Shoulder Osteoarthritis (UpToDate)
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- 51 Ways to Be Good to Your Joints (Arthritis Foundation)
- Active Approach to Osteoarthritis: Moving Beyond the Pain (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
- Arthritis: Protect Your Joints to Prevent Pain (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Exercise and Arthritis (Arthritis Foundation)
- Exercises for the Road (Arthritis Foundation)
- How to Care for Yourself (Arthritis Foundation)
- Pain Center: Understanding Your Pain (Arthritis Foundation)
- Questions and Answers about Arthritis and Exercise (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Questions and Answers about Arthritis Pain (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Sneak Extra Exercise into Your Life (Arthritis Foundation)
- Take Action: 11 Steps to Limit the Impact of Arthritis (Arthritis Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle (American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)
- Arthritis of the Thumb (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Arthritis of the Wrist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Degenerative Changes in the Spine: Is It Arthritis? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Osteoarthritis of the Knee (American Medical Association)
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Also available in: Spanish
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Arthritis in African Americans (Arthritis Foundation)
- Barrel Chest (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Bone Spurs (Osteophytes) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Disability Maze (Arthritis Foundation)
- Get Square With Your Feet: Add Arthritis to the Mix (Arthritis Foundation)
- Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Arthritis Linked to Heart Disease (Arthritis Foundation)
- How to Get In and Out of a Car (Arthritis Foundation)
- Osteoarthritis in Young Adults (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Spring into Cleaning (Arthritis Foundation)
- Wake-Up Call: Sleep Deprivation Can Have Serious Health Consequences (Arthritis Foundation)
Financial Issues
- Financial Issues
- Financial Plannning: An Introduction (Arthritis Foundation)
- Patient Assistance Programs for Rheumatology-Related Drugs (American College of Rheumatology)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteoarthritis (National Institutes of Health)
- Questions & Answers - NIH Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Research
- Research
- Acupuncture Relieves Pain and Improves Function in Knee Osteoarthritis (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Barometric Change and Cooler Temperatures Do Affect Joint Pain (American College of Rheumatology)
- Biomarker to Predict Osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Effect of Osteoporosis Drugs on Osteoarthritis of the Knee (American College of Rheumatology)
- Frequent Knee Pain Points to Increased Incidence of Symptomatic Osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Genetics Indicate Propensity towards Severe Osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Hyaluronic Acid Shows Potential as Biomarker for Osteoarthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Impact of Body Weight on the Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Impact of Cruciate Ligament Rupture on Osteoarthritis of the Knee (American College of Rheumatology)
- Improved Vitamin D Levels May Decrease Knee Disability in Osteoarthritis Patients (American College of Rheumatology)
- Knee Injury in Women Soccer Players Is Linked to a High Prevalence of Early Osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Osteoarthritis Drugs in Development (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- PPI Treatment Prescription Levels Not Impacted by COX-2 Therapy (American College of Rheumatology)
- Shallow Hip Socket Predicts Osteoarthritis of the Hip (American College of Rheumatology)
- Surprising New Evidence about Adverse Effects of Vitamin C on Arthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Surprising Role of Joint Flexibility in Osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
- Traditional Chinese Acupuncture Proves Effective as Adjunctive Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee (American College of Rheumatology)
- Using Chopsticks a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis in the Hand (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases: Glossary (University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
Directories
- Directories
- Arthritis Foundation: Local Office Directory (Arthritis Foundation)
- Geographic Membership Directory (American College of Rheumatology)
- Resources for Good Living: Product & Services Directory (Arthritis Foundation)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American College of Rheumatology
- Arthritis Foundation
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Also available in: Spanish