steo arthritis or joint degeneration is crippling Indian
population. Patients suffering with this condition are
increasing alarmingly. A recent pan-Indian health survey reveals
that osteoarthritis has emerged as the numero uno ailment in
India, even trouncing traditional heavyweights like AIDS ,
diabetes ,cancer and hypertension. The survey – titled ‘TNS
Arogya 2006-07 The Heath Monitor’ – Conduct by TNS, an ISO-
accredited market research agency in Delhi, in October 2007, was
carried out across 15 cities – Delhi, Lucknow , Ludhiana,
Jaipur, Varanasi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin,
Kolkata, Patna, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Indore. According
to the study, in the age band of 25 to 35 years, osteoarthritis
is the second most prevalent disease in India after diabetes.
Despite this, reports the study, awareness amongst Indians about
the bone aliment is almost nil as compared to high profile
Diseases like cancer, AIDS and diabetes. Osteoarthritis – or
degenerative join diseases (DJD) – is a common rheuma