HOW TO TREAT OSTEOARTHRITIS OA Signs and Symptoms and Management

OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) ALSO K/A DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE OR DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS, IS THE MOST COMMON CHRONIC JOINT CONDITION WORLDWIDE. IT OCCURS WHEN THE PROTECTIVE CARTILAGE THAT CUSHIONS THE ENDS OF YOUR BONES WEARS DOWN OVER TIME. ALTHOUGH OSTEOARTHRITIS CAN DAMAGE ANY JOINT, THE DISORDER MOST COMMONLY AFFECTS JOINTS IN YOUR HANDS, KNEES, HIPS, AND SPINE. A JOINT IS WHERE TWO BONES COME TOGETHER. THE ENDS OF THESE BONES ARE COVERED WITH PROTECTIVE TISSUE CALLED CARTILAGE.