Osteoarthritis

and immobility many humans can suffer from. Osteoarthritis, a cartilage disease, is the most common form of arthritis. It can affect any joint in the human body, such as the hip, knee, spine, and joints in the fingers. Osteoarthritis results in the destruction of joint cartilage, which if destroyed, the cartilage cannot regenerate on its own (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015). Several kinds of research are being conducted to find a definite cure for Osteoarthritis. New treatment methods include cartilage…

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative condition of articular cartilage in joints commonly affecting the knees (Sinusas 2012) and slowly develops over many years resulting from mechanical stress (Kisner and Colby 2003). Unfortunately, the risk of developing OA increases with several factors including genetics, increasing age, obesity and female gender (Sinusas 2012). OA causes pain and stiffness in the joints however it is an incurable disease and therefore physiotherapy treatment should focus on…

the Human Skeleton, human remains as a collective have plenty of information to allow inferring patterns on workloads and daily activity (192, Larsen). Of course for different patterns there are equally multiple types of markers of activity. Osteoarthritis, a type of marker activity, is a common degenerative condition for a group of joint diseases…

The Knee Osteoarthritis is one of the common illnesses that significantly contribute to disability and pain in older people. Physical therapy in the form of manual therapy and/or exercise has for long been used as an intervention measure. Nevertheless, the interventions are not effective in all the patients. The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of fruitful reaction to physical therapy investigated at a period of one year for patients with the knee Osteoarthritis. The purpose…

her knees and fingers. The physician diagnosed the woman with osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease, is considered one of the most globally prevalent rheumatoid disorders (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2014a). This specific type of arthritis is an asymmetric, metabolic disorder of the synovial joints and articular cartilage. According to Porth (2015), clients diagnosed with osteoarthritis will manifest symptoms such as restricted range of…

As the body age’s, different ailments and diseases seem to creep in and attach itself to joints, ligaments, and bones. One such disease is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degeneration of joint and cartilage and the underlying bone. This is more common in the middle age onward. This disease causes pain and stiffness in the joint if affects. The joints it affects is the hip, knee, and thumb joints (USA.GOV, 2015). Therefore, “Evidence-based clinical guidelines: A New System to Better Determine…

Osteoarthritis is a major cause of chronic pain in musculoskeletal areas and is most common in knee and hip. It is a degenerative joint disease that it is affecting a large number of populations. It is related to the breakdown of a joint’s cartilage. Cartilage is a cushioning and is a rubber material that is present at the end of bones in the joints. The osteoarthritis condition makes the joints stiff and causes the elasticity to loose thus making it vulnerable to damage. It is most common…

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most familiar form of arthritis (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2017). OA is also referred to as joint failure. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of autoimmune arthritis that occurs mainly in the synovial tissue (Murphy, 2017). In normal joints, a firm, rubbery material called cartilage covers the end of each bone. Cartilage provides a smooth, flowing surface for joint motion and acts as a cushion between the bones. In OA, the cartilage breaks down, causing pain,…

.Introduction Osteoarthritis [OA] is a chronic degenerative joint disease and a leading cause of adult disability. It is characterized by damage of the articular cartilage and Synovitis.(1) The prevalence of OA is 18% and 10% in females and males respectively.(2) It is expected that, 20 % of adults in Western Europe and North America will have OA by 2030.(3) OA risk factors of OA depend on hormonal status, gender, genetics and abnormal biomechanical loading on joints - obesity, and joint injury…

Knee Osteoarthritis can occur in any age group, but a higher number of cases occur in people over 45 years of age and incidence increases with age. The reason this is greater in people over the age of 45 is because knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease due to wear and tear on the joints and does not fall into the same classification as rheumatoid arthritis (Lesher, 2011, p.173). Consequently, this disease is causing a degenerative in the joint this can cause excruciating pain for…