My heart dropped when the doctor told me
that there is no cure for osteoarthritis ....
What ?
In this modern world, with so much advanced
scientific technology .... there is still no cure for
osteoarthritis ?
After letting this reality soaked in, I then told
myself that I would have to live with the often
irritating discomfort of finger joints pain forever,
and that the best thing to do is to learn to cope
with being down with osteoarthritis.
The first thing I did was to learn as much as I
could about osteoarthritis, from my google and
yahoo web search.
I also looked for osteoarthritis forums and blogs
about arthritis and its related forms.
I also searched for arthritis books and ebooks
plus natural supplements for osteoarthritis.
Within one week, I learned that arthritis is an
inflammation of one or more joints that often
results in pain and stiffness, with the most common
affected areas being the knee, neck, fingers, hips
and lower back.
There are many forms of arthritis .... with the most
common being osteoarthritis.
It occurs when the protective layer of the bone,
or the cartilage, begins to wear. It can also occurs
from injury to the joint through sports or accident,
and from over-use of the joint.
If extra stress is added to the joint due to being
overweight, osteoarthritis can also happen.
And it can also pass on to you if your family
has a tendency to develop osteosrthritis.
As the wear and tear deteriorates, pain is the
first symptom of early-stage osteoarthritis .
In some people, the joint may become too
stiff after inactivity .... but the stiffness will
subside about 30 minutes after movement of
the joint.
And as osteoarthritis progresses ..... the joint
will become less movable.
Studies have shown that by age 65, more than
70% of the population in USA has some form
of arthritis, and that women tend to contract
this disease more than men.
Knowing what is osteoarthritis, and how it came
about , it gave me a better perspective on how to
cope and manage it in my daily life .
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