Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down over time. Although osteoarthritis can damage any joint in your body, the disorder most commonly affects joints in your hands, knees, hips and spine. Osteoarthritis symptoms can usually be effectively managed, although the underlying process cannot be reversed. Staying active, maintaining a healthy weight and other treatments may slow progression of the disease and help improve pain and joint function.
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How Is Osteoarthritis Diagnosed? Imaging X-rays: Approximately one-third of people with osteoarthritis on X-rays have symptoms such as pain or swelling. Joint fluid analysis: Fluid may be extracted from the knee with a needle and syringe when the diagnosis is uncertain or if an infection is suspected.
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Early, Mild Osteoarthritis of the Hands What to Do if It Affects You! Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that is caused by breakdown of cartilage, with eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Cartilage is a protein substance that serves as a cushion between the bones of the joints.
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A very common early sign of osteoarthritis is a knobby bony deformity at the smallest joint of the end of the fingers. This is referred to as a Heberden's node, named after a very famous British doctor. The bony deformity is a result of the bone spurs from the osteoarthritis in that joint.
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Signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis include: Pain. Your joint may hurt during or after movement. Tenderness. Your joint may feel tender when you apply light pressure to it. Stiffness. Joint stiffness may be most noticeable when you wake up in the morning or after a period of inactivity.
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How Is Osteoarthritis Diagnosed? Imaging X-rays: Approximately one-third of people with osteoarthritis on X-rays have symptoms such as pain or swelling. X-rays can show narrowing of the space between the joint (articular surface), osteophytes, cyst formation, and hardening of the underlying bone.
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Signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis include: 1  Pain. 2  Tenderness. 3  Stiffness. Loss of flexibility.  Grating 1  sensation. Bone spurs.
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Before age 45, osteoarthritis occurs more frequently in men. After age 55 years, it affects women more frequently. Osteoarthritis causes no symptoms in many patients. Symptoms of osteoarthritis include local pain, stiffness, tenderness, and occasionally swelling in the affected joints.
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Osteoarthritis Symptoms. Symptoms of osteoarthritis vary, depending on which joints are affected and how severely they are affected. However, the most common symptoms are pain and stiffness, particularly first thing in the morning or after resting. Affected joints may get swollen, especially after extended activity.
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Signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis include: 1  Pain. Your joint may hurt during or after movement. 2  Tenderness. Your joint may feel tender when you apply light pressure to it. 3  Stiffness. Joint stiffness may be most noticeable when you wake up in the morning or after a period of inactivity.  Loss of flexibility.
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osteoarthritis hand symptoms
The joint pain is a symptom of osteoarthritis hand.