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Osteoarthritis
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Symptoms
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
Complications
- Obesity Obesity — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this serious health risk.
Treatments and drugs
- Knee osteotomy Knee osteotomy — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks, benefits of this alternative to knee replacement.
- Hip replacement Hip replacement — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this surgery.
- Knee braces Knee braces — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks and results of knee braces for osteoarthritis.
- Knee replacement Knee replacement — Comprehensive overview covers total knee replacement surgery and recovery.
- Arthritis pain relief: Creams and gels for aching joints Arthritis pain relief options include creams, gels and ointments for painful joints.
- Cortisone shots Cortisone shots — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks, results of cortisone injections.
- Knee braces Knee braces — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks and results of knee braces for osteoarthritis.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Arthritis pain: Do's and don'ts Arthritis pain — To cope, strike a balance between activity and rest, and listen to your body's signals.
- Exercising with arthritis: Improve your joint pain and stiffness Arthritis — Exercise helps reduce pain in people with arthritis, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Alternative medicine
- Acupuncture: Can it help? Acupuncture is one of the oldest therapies in the world, but does it really work?
