Osteoarthritis pain is from wear and tear on joints
This article is about osteoarthritis pain.
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects approximately 21 million Americans. That is about 12 percent of people over the age of 25 in the U.S.
Younger people can develop OA, although it is much more common in older people. The young with OA usually have it as a result of a joint injury, a joint that is malformed, of from a genetic defect in joint cartilage..
More men have osteoarthritis than women before the age of 45, after which it occurs more often in women.
Being overweight makes a person more likely to develop osteoarthritis, as does repetitive stressing of particular joints.
As people live longer, it is expected that osteoarthritis pain will afflict growing numbers of people.
Joint pain and stiffness are the usual symptoms experienced by people with OA. The joints that are most commonly affected are the distal finger joints, thumbs, neck, lower back, hips and knees.
The joint damage of OA usually develops slowly over years, although it can have rapid progression in some people.
My own experience with osteoarthritis pain in my knees was with gradual onset. However, I am pain-free now and attribute this to taking a high quality glucosamine and chondroitin nutritional supplement.
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[Keywords: osteoarthritis, pain relief, nutritional supplement ]
July 12th, 2007