Osteoarthritis: The Fundamentals |
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Table of Contents
What Is Osteoarthritis?
Who Has Osteoarthritis?
How Does Osteoarthritis Affect People?
Osteoarthritis Basics: the Joint and Its Parts
How Do You Know If You Have Osteoarthritis?
How Do Doctors Diagnose Osteoarthritis?
How Is Osteoarthritis Treated?
Be a Winner! Practice Self-Care and Keep a "Good-Health Attitude"
Current Research
Excerpted from Handout on Health: Osteoarthritis, a publication of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. The NIAMS, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leads the Federal medical research effort in arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases. The NIAMS supports research and research training throughout the United States as well as on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and disseminates health and research information. The National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NAMSIC) is a public service sponsored by the NIAMS that provides health information and information sources. Additional information and research updates can be found on the NIAMS Web site at http://www.nih.gov/niams/. The NIAMS gratefully acknowledges the assistance of John Klippel, M.D., and Joan McGowan, Ph.D., NIAMS, NIH; Kenneth D. Brandt, M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Marc C. Hochberg, M.D., M.P.H., University of Maryland, Baltimore; and Roland Moskowitz, M.D., University Hospital of Cleveland, Ohio, in the preparation and review of this publication. Special thanks also go to the patients who reviewed this publication and provided valuable input. Debbie Novak of Johnson, Bassin, and Shaw, Inc. wrote this booklet.
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