Osteoarthritis is one kind of arthritis that affects the bone joints. It was found out that 8.5 million people in UK were affected by osteoarthritis. It occurs mostly in knees, hips and small joints of the hands, but almost any joint can be affected.

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Osteoarthritis has three main characteristics, it cause damage to cartilage, leads to development of bony growth around the edge of the joints and leads to mild inflammation of the tissues around the joints termed as Synovitis.

The symptoms develop slowly and gradually. Pain, stiffness occurs while getting up in the evening and subsides after moving and find difficulty in moving the affected joints are the main symptoms of osteo arthritis. Weakness, muscle wasting, crackling sound, joint tenderness, warm joints, increased pain and stiffness are some of the other symptoms associated with arthritis. Symptoms occurring in knees include pain while walking, knees give away beneath or lock on to position. It causes difficulty while moving the hip joints. Osteoarthritis affects hand also. Fingers become stiff, painful and develop bumps in the finger joints.

Being obsess, family history and heredity, any joint disease or injury are some of the causes of osteo arthritis. Certain examinations are carried out to diagnose the disease condition. The doctor asks for certain symptoms like persistent joint pain, stiffness in joints etc.

There is no permanent cure for arthritis, but in case of mild or moderate arthritis thee is no need of treatment. The doctor gives advices how to manage symptoms by making necessary changes in life style. Various medicines like pain killers, paracetamol, Non steroidal anti- inflammatories drugs, opioids, capsaicin cream, intra- articular injections, thermotherapy, manual therapy, surgery, arthrodesis, arthroplasty etc are some of the treatment done in case of osteoarthritis. Weight reduction, strengthening muscles and taking care of joints are some of the preventive measures.