Osteoarthritis is characterised by both degeneration of cartilage and new growth of bone around the joint.

Degeneration of cartilage at a joint and growth of bone SPURS that inflame surrounding tissue. Can be caused by stress on the joint due to activity and aging or from an injury to the joint lining. Symptoms include stiffness and pain of the affected joint. Cold, damp weather often increases pain.

osteoarthritis (OA) is the commonest form of joint disease in which there is damage to the surface of the joint and an abnormal reaction in the underlying bone. 'Osteo' means bone and 'arthritis' means joint damage and inflammation. Further info.

A form of arthritis common in older people, characterised by damage to the cartilage of the joints. It is also sometimes referred to as degenerative joint disease or “wear and tear” arthritis. OA can be a complication of Paget’s disease if changes in the bone place abnormal stresses on the joints.

chronic multiple degenerative joint disease.

A slowly progressive form of arthritis, usually found in older people. Characterized by deterioration of bone cartilage.

Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease causing deterioration of the joint cartilage (the softer parts of bones which cushion their connections to each other) and the formation of new bone (bone spurs) at the margins of the joints.

noninflammatory joint disease of older persons. The cartilage in the joint wears down, and there is bone growth at the edges of the joints. Results in pain and stiffness, especially after prolonged exercise.

rheumatic disease characterized by the loss of joint cartilage and subsequent joint space narrowing, commonly occurring in the knees and hip joints

chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age

arthritis (inflammation of a joint) marked by progressive deterioration of the joints and/or vertebrae

The so-called "wear and tear" arthritis that is typically seen in weight bearing joints in older adults.

A chronic disease involving the joints, especially those bearing weight, characterized by destruction of joint cartilage. Most common in those past middle age, it may result from overuse. Treatment includes the use of aspirin and other pain- and inflammation-reducing drugs, reduction of pressure on the joints and corrective or joint-replacement surgery.

Can be used interchangeably with degenerative joint disease, a disease characterized by pain and inflammation in the weight bearing joints. This occurs from a progressive loss of cartilage in the joints, commonly the hips, knees, and spine, but it can also affect any joint with previous injury from trauma, infection, or inflammation.

The commonest form of arthritis. Also known as "wear and tear" arthritis. Often this remains localised to just one or two joints. It only effects musculo-skeletal tissues.

a joint disease that is characterized by a breakdown of the cartilage and a deterioration of the fluid in a joint; symptoms of osteoarthritis include pain and stiffness.

A type of arthritis that causes the cartilage in the joints to fray and wear. In extreme cases, the cartilage may wear away completely.

the most common type of arthritis in the U.S. Osteoarthritis is characterized by cartilage deterioration in the joints and the formation of bone spurs.

Degenerative joint disease (DJD); progressive destruction of articular cartilage and the formation of bone at the margin of the joint

A type of arthritis caused by the inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of articular cartilage in the joints

The most common type of arthritis. It is associated with a breakdown of cartilage in joints and can occur in almost any joint in the body. It most commonly occurs in the fingers, hips, knees, and spine. Osteoarthritis also is called degenerative joint disease.

The degenerative change of a joint, which makes it less able to withstand stresses and strains, causing pain and change to the shape of the joint.

A form of arthritis in which the a joint degenerates, usually due to "wear and tear," causing pain and restricting movement.

Also known as degenerative joint disease. A form of arthritis in which a wear and tear phenomena occurs at the joint.

An arthritis marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling. The most common form of arthritis, seen almost exclusively in the elderly.

Sometimes called degenerative joint disease or osteoarthrosis, osteosarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and the number one cause of disability in the U.S. A non-inflammatory form of arthritis marked by a breakdown of joint cartilage, ligament calcification and bone spurs (osteophytes). Can affect any joint in the body. [See: Fluoride & Osteoarthritis

The most common form of arthritis in the United States, marked by tissue changes in the joint that lead to pain and stiffness. Thought to be caused by wear and tear on the joint.

Is a type of arthritis that is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of one or more joints. Cartilage is a protein substance that serves as a "cushion" between the bones of the joints. Osteoarthritis is also known as degenerative arthritis. Among the over 100 different types of arthritis conditions, osteoarthritis is the most common, affecting over 20 million people in the United States. Osteoarthritis occurs more frequently as we age. Before age 45, osteoarthritis occurs more frequently in males. After age 55 years, it occurs more frequently in females. In the United States, all races appear equally affected. A higher incidence of osteoarthritis exists in the Japanese population, while South African blacks, East Indians and Southern Chinese have lower rates.

Arthritis characterized by erosion of cartilage; caused by trauma or other conditions; cartilage becomes soft, frayed, and thinned, resulting in pain and loss of function; mainly affects weight-bearing joints and is more common in older persons.

A type of arthritis caused by inflammation, break down, and eventual loss of cartilage in the joints. Also known as degenerative arthritis.

A degenerative disorder of joints characterised by gradual destruction of the articular cartilage and underlying bone changes

Degenerative joint disease, characterised by wear of the articular surface of a joint. This can occur due to repeated overuse, but the incidence and onset of osteoarthritis is increased secondary to trauma, such as major ligamentous injury or meniscal injury in the knee.

A degenerative joint disease charactarised by degeneration of cartilage & hypertrophy of bone at the articular margins

Joint stiffness creating pain due to lack of cartilage.

The most common form of arthritis that affects approximately 16 million Americans. OA is usually a slowly progressive, non-inflammatory degenerative disease in which the cartilage lining the joint gradually wears away. This eventually results in the bones rubbing together, causing stiffness and pain. It most often affects middle-aged and older people. The exact cause of osteoarthritis is unknown.

See Degenerative arthritis.

Inflammation of the articular components of a bone

The most common form of arthritis involving the effects of wear and tear on the body’s structures. In the spine this is a degenerative process that includes spondylosis, spurring of the vertebral bodies, and deterioration of the facet joints. Cartilage degeneration is the hallmark of this type of arthritis.

Degenerative disorder of joints, most often from disease in the spine and in the weight bearing joints (knees and hips). Normally seen with aging, but can occur prematurely due to various reasons, for instance after an injury to a joint. Also known as degenerative joint disease, it can cause joint pain, loss of function, reduced joint motion, and deformity.

Chronic arthritis, usually mechanical, not caused by inflammatory process.

Arthritis characterized by erosion of articular cartilage, either primary or secondary to trauma or other conditions, which becomes soft, frayed, and thinned with eburnation of subchondral bone and outgrowths of marginal osteophytes.

also called the "wear and tear" arthritis. A common form of arthritis that is characterized by a breakdown in a joint’s cartilage; it is most commonly found in the weight-bearing joints of the hips, knees and lower spine.

Often described as degenerative disease, it covers a variety of signs and symptoms, including osteophyte formation, stiffness, deformity (e.g. Heberben's nodes) and pain.

A chronic, progressive degenerative joint disease, characterized by pain, tenderness, limitation of movement and variable degrees of local inflammation. It is the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons.

OA (also know as degenerative joint disease) primarily affects cartilage within the joints, causing it to fray, wear, ulcerate, and in extreme cases, to wear away entirely, leaving a bone-on-bone joint. At the edges of the joint, bony spurs may form. OA can cause joint pain, loss of function, reduced joint motion, and deformity. Disability results most often from disease in the spine and in the weight-bearing joints (knees and hips).

Arthritis of middle age characterized by degenerative and sometimes hypertrophic changes in the bone and cartilage of one or more joints and a progressive wearing down of opposing joint surfaces with consequent distortion of joint positioning usually without bony stiffening.

A disease that breaks down the cartilage that lines joints, especially weight-bearing or misaligned joints; leads to pain, stiffness, and inflammation (redness, pain, and swelling in an injured or infected tissue produced as a result of the body's healing response).

A degenerative condition associated with the wearing away of the protective cap of cartilage at the ends of bones. Bone growths or spurs develop, restricting movement and causing pain.

a chronic degenerative joint disease that generally affects older people. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes a person's bones to become thin and weak. Possible problems to watch for are hip fractures, blood clots or pneumonia. Osteoarthritis usually affects one joint at a time, gradually destroying the cartilage. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, affects tens of millions of Americans. This disease is found in many different joints in the body, but particularly in the knees, neck, back, hips and fingers. It commonly causes pain, inflammation and decreased range of motion.

A degenerative condition accompanied by secondary inflammation. Point tenderness on palpation, pain, crepitus, limited range of motion and radiographic evidence of structural bony change.

The most common form of arthritis. It is caused by degeneration of the joint cartilage and causes pain and stiffness in the neck, lower back, knees, hips, hands, and feet. It is most often a disease of the aging, although there are juvenile forms of the disease.

osteoarthritis is a type of wear and tear arthritis. Technically, it is termed a non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease in which the cartilage wears out and becomes damaged.

A form of arthritis, occurring mainly in older persons, that is characterized by chronic degeneration of the cartilage of the joints. Also called degenerative joint disease.

A degenerative joint disease and is the form of arthritis commonly associated with aging.

a type of arthritis characterized by pain and stiffness in the joints, such as those in the hands, hips, knees, spine or feet, due to breakdown of cartilage

deterioration of cartilage in the joints

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease that affects the cartilage. It is the most common type of arthritis, especially among older people. Also called degenerative joint disease.

arthritis that occurs with aging or as a sequela of trauma characterized by degenerative and sometimes hypertrophic changes in the bone and cartilage of a joint and a progressive wearing down of apposing joint surfaces with consequent distortion of joint position. Also called degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, hypertrophic arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis.

a disease in which the cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones at the joints wears away, leading to pain, stiffness, and bony overgrowths, called spurs. It is the most common form of arthritis and becomes more likely with age.

A disease that is characterized by the gradual breaking down of the cartilage in the joints (in particular weight-bearing joints such as the knee, hips and back).

The most common form of arthritis, in which the gradual wearing away of cartilage impairs joint function.

A permanent form of arthritis with progressive loss of the articular cartilage in a joint. See degenerative joint disease.

A degenerative joint condition that is characterized by the breakdown of articular cartilage (cartilage within the joint). Symptoms of osteoarthritis include pain and stiffness in the affected joint(s), particularly after activity.

chronic disease involving joints in which there is destruction of articular cartilage and bony undergrowth.

(osteo-bone; arthron- joint; it is a suffix for inflammation) Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of one or more joints. Osteoarthritis commonly affects the hands, feet, spine, and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees. Most cases of osteoarthritis have no known cause and are referred to as primary osteoarthritis. When the cause of the osteoarthritis is known, the condition is referred to as secondary osteoarthritis.

A disease of the joint cartilage and underlying bone, which may cause pain and impair joint function.

Osteoarthritis is also known as degenerative joint disease. The disease usually starts as mild early morning stiffness. As the disease progresses, there is pain which is made worse with activity and better with rest. Osteoarthritis is not usually characterized by inflammation. The disease most often affects the weight-bearing joints such as knees, hips, and joints of hands.

A degenerative form of arthritis that mostly affects the elderly. In some, osteoarthritis may affect the spine's facet joints, making it extremely painful to bend or twist. Osteoarthritis causes the cartilage to break down and away from the joints. Stripped of their protective material, the joints begin rubbing against each other, causing pain and impeding movement. This action further irritates the surrounding nerves. Advanced forms of spinal osteoarthritis lead to disc collapse and other problems.

A degenerative joint disease that occurs when joint cartilage wears down and opposing bone surfaces rub against each other. Osteoarthritis does not result from inflammation like rheumatoid arthritis. It is usually accompanied by pain and stiffness. Although the condition tends to occur in the elderly, it is also associated with obesity, which places undue stress on weight bearing joints.

Osteoarthritis is a disease characterized by degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint as well as bony overgrowth.

degenerative joint disease chiefly in older persons.

A slow degeneration of the joints that connect your bones and allow you to move. Aging, injury, poor posture and excess weight can cause joints to wear down and become stiff and painful.

Relationship to Manganese Requirement"Bone cartilage can't grow or repair itself adequately without manganese - an essential part of glucosamine, which is in turn a major joint building block..."

A condition in which the movable parts of a joint break down.

a condition caused by wear and tear that causes inflammation of the joint, causing swelling, pain, and stiffness.

Recommendation Glucosamine / Chondroitin Sulfate"...with glucosamine sulfate (1500mg per day) prevented joint space narrowing and reduced pain in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials with a total of 414 women, including 319 of postmenopausal age..."

A common condition that usually starts in middle age and is characterized by degenerative changes in the bone and cartilage of one or more joints.

Recommendation Prolotherapy" Prolotherapy is the best and often only treatment when ligaments are weakened and cartilage damaged..."

a disease characterised by degeneration of the cartilage that lines the joints or by the formation of bony spurs and outgrowths; in obese people, often caused by the excess weight placed on their joints.

The most common form of arthritis, usually occurring after middle age, marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling

Osteoarthritis (OA, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, and sometimes referred to as "arthrosis" or "osteoarthrosis" or in more colloquial terms "wear and tear"), is a condition in which low-grade inflammation results in pain in the joints, caused by wearing of the cartilage that covers and acts as a cushion inside joints. As the bone surfaces become less well protected by cartilage, the patient experiences pain upon weight bearing, including walking and standing. Due to decreased movement because of the pain, regional muscles may atrophy, and ligaments may become more lax.

Recommendation NSAIDs"... Topical pain-relieving creams, rubs and sprays can be applied directly to the skin..." Recommendation Natural Progesterone" Topical progesterone has been reported to be useful in alleviating symptoms..."

Recommendation Boron"...If this can be relied on, then boron is a membrane catalyst which allows various ions to pass through the cell membrane, particularly phosphates to support synthesis of ATP..."

Recommendation NSAIDs" NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) are commonly used to treat osteoarthritis..."