A joint is where two bones come together. The ends of these bones are covered with protective tissue called cartilage. Cartilage is a protein substance that serves as a "cushion" between the bones of the joints. Osteoarthritis is a form of arthritis that features the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of one or more joints. Among the over 100 different types of arthritis conditions, osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease. This can cause pain, stiffness, and other symptoms. . OA is called degenerative joint disease, degenerative arthritis, and wear-and-tear arthritis.
Osteoarthritis occurs more frequently as we age. Before age 45, osteoarthritis occurs more
frequently in males. After 45 years of age, it occurs more frequently in females.
OA can occur in any joint. However, the most commonly affected areas of the body include the:
Osteoarthritis commonly affects the hands, feet, spine, and the large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees, although in theory, any joint in the body can be affected. As osteoarthritis progresses, movement patterns (such as gait), are typically affected. Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of a joint effusion of the knee.
The most common symptoms of osteoarthritis include:
Some people report increased pain associated with cold temperature, high humidity, or a drop in barometric pressure, but studies have had mixed results.
OA is caused by joint damage. This damage can accumulate over time, which is why age is one of the main causes of the joint damage leading to osteoarthritis. The older you are, the more wear and tear you've had on your joints.
Other causes of joint damage include past injury, such as:
They also include joint malformation, obesity, and poor posture. Certain risk factors, such as family history and gender, increase your risk of osteoarthritis
Diagnosis
A well qualified doctor will diagnose from clinical examination.
X RAY and MRI will tell about osteoarthritis.
Prognosis
It is curable with homeopathic treatment. Since how long you are suffering from disease, has to do a lot with treatment plan. No matter, since when are you suffering from your disease either from recent time or since many years -everything is curable with us but in early stage of disease, you will be cured faster. For chronic conditions or in later stage or in case of many years of suffering, it will take longer time to be cured. Intelligent person always start treatment as early as he /she observe any sign and symptom of this disease, so immediately contact us as soon as you observe any abnormality in you.
How we work on this disease
Brahm research based, clinically proved, scientific treatment module is very effective in curing this disease. We have a team of well qualified doctors who observe and analysis your case systematically, record all the signs and symptoms along with progress of disease, understand its stages of progression, prognosis and its complications. After that they clear you about your disease in details, provide you proper diet chart [what to eat or what not to eat], exercise plan, life style plan and guide you about many more factors that can improve your general health condition with systematic management of your disease with homeopathic medicines till it get cured.