In-Depth
Osteoarthritis
Risk factors
- Obesity Obesity — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this serious health risk.
Symptoms
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
- Knee pain Knee pain — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this common joint condition.
- Gout pain: Relief and prevention How to relieve gout pain and prevent future flares.
Treatments and drugs
- Hip replacement Hip replacement — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this surgery.
- Knee osteotomy Knee osteotomy — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks, benefits of this alternative to knee replacement.
- Knee replacement Knee replacement — Comprehensive overview covers knee replacement surgery and recovery.
- Knee braces for osteoarthritis Knee braces — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks and results of knee braces for osteoarthritis.
- Arthritis pain: Treatments absorbed through your skin Arthritis pain relief options include creams, gels and patches for painful joints.
- Cortisone shots Cortisone shots — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks, results of cortisone injections.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Arthritis pain: Do's and don'ts Arthritis pain — To cope, strike a balance between activity and rest.
- Exercise helps ease arthritis pain and stiffness Arthritis — Exercise helps reduce pain in people with arthritis, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Alternative medicine
- Acupuncture Acupuncture — Overview covers definition, risks, benefits of this alternative treatment.
- Tai chi: A gentle way to fight stress The gentle movements of tai chi reduce stress and offer other health benefits.


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