Osteoarthritis

 

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Characterized by joint inflammation, cartilage erosion, and bone overgrowth. Affects about 70% of Americans over the age of 55.

 

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Tai Chi or Hydrotherapy for People With Osteoarthritis of the Hip(s) or Knee(s)
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An Investigational Drug in Patients With Osteoarthritis
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Glucosamine Unum In Die [Once A Day] Efficacy (GUIDE) Trial: Glucosamine Sulfate in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
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May 2, 2013
Doomed Arthritic Knees Rotate More and Never Rest
New research has examined 3D motion and muscle activity in knee osteoarthritis, and correlated gait with pain. Result: a better description of knees... More »
May 1, 2013
Macrophages and CD4+ T Cells Found Lurking in Arthritic Knees
Synovitis is present in 90% of painful knees, and emerging data is showing that this inflammation is "not just a bystander" in osteoarthritis-induced... More »
April 25, 2013
Five Small Steps Toward New Drug Options for OA
No speaker at the OARSI meeting turned up with the Holy Grail -- a new disease modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD). Some promising alternatives are... More »
April 24, 2013
Exercise and Knee OA: Five Things We Know (And Some We Do Not)
Patients with knee osteoarthritis should have mild exercise every day to reduce inflammation, should walk with shorter steps to reduce knee loading,... More »
April 23, 2013
Why No News is Good News in Imaging Knee OA
What you want to see in progressive images of knee osteoarthritis is not a particular kind of change, but homeostasis, to judge from two studies... More »
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PubMed

Genome-wide association study for osteoarthritis.
pubmed.gov - 2/1/13
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on progression of knee pain and cartilage volume loss in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.
pubmed.gov - 1/8/13
Regulatory gene networks and signaling pathways from primary osteoarthritis and Kashin-Beck disease, an endemic osteoarthritis, identified by three analysis software.
pubmed.gov - 12/31/12
The role of metabolomics in osteoarthritis research.
pubmed.gov - 12/31/12
Implementation of subject-specific collagen architecture of cartilage into a 2D computational model of a knee joint--data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI).
pubmed.gov - 12/31/12
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PatientResources

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NIH Senior Health

 

What Is Osteoarthritis? (Easy to read)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

 

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American College of Rheumatology

 

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