Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease, is a condition of the joints caused by the decrease in joint cartilage. The symptoms of osteoarthritis vary greatly from patient to patient. The most common symptom of osteoarthritis is pain and swelling in the joints from repetitive use. For some people, this condition can be debilitating. Osteoarthritis is actually not a single disease, but a combination of a variety of disorders leading to the structural or functional failure in one or more joints.
Symptoms may also include stiffness, edema, arching pain, or difficulty in moving joints due to discomfort. The pain may get worse with frequent use of joints, commonly located in the fingers, knees, hips, and spine. Causes of osteoarthritis can be genetic, metabolic, congenital, neuropathic, or nutritional.
People suffering Osteoarthritis may experience tremendous knee pain, hand and finger pain, hip discomfort, backaches, cervical distress, or pain throughout the entire body caused by edema. For noninvasive, natural pain and swelling relief from osteoarthritis, we offer cold and hot packs, heating pads, holistic pain gels, orthotic braces, canes, crutches, bed rails, cervical traction devices, and even ergonomically designed flatware for eating. |
