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Idiopathic - Unknown cause
Hyper-Thyroidism - Over secretion of Thyroxin hormone from Thyroid glands
Obesity - Over weight
Occupational Strain - Discomfort arising from occupation
Crepitus - Abnormal sound heard on movement of a joint
Osteophyte - Abnormal bony outgrowths in the surface of osteoarthritic joint
Hyper-Thyroidism - Over secretion of Thyroxin hormone from Thyroid glands
Obesity - Over weight
Occupational Strain - Discomfort arising from occupation
Crepitus - Abnormal sound heard on movement of a joint
Osteophyte - Abnormal bony outgrowths in the surface of osteoarthritic joint
NSAIDs - Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory drugs prescribed to resolve inflammation
Hydrocortisone - Steroid injection injected into joints
Replacement Arthroplasty - Surgical method of removing and replacing a joint or bone
Osteotomy - surgical method of cutting and removing affected bone
Short Wave Diathermy - Short wave diathermy is a device used in physiotherapy, where the heat obtained from short wave diathermic current is used to relieve pain and muscle tension
Wax Bath - Wax bath uses paraffin wax to relieve joint pain and stiffness in physiotherapy
Splint - Splints are devices, which supports and maintains the structures in corrected position.
can any one post the drugs in pipeline for the oesteoarthritis
static quadriceps
strengthening exercises for quadriceps and hamstrings.
hot modalities
my wife has osteoarthritis. where she can get best treatment
tell her to approach a good physiotherapist.
dear sir's
my name is anirudh sharma. my mother has arthritis. what is the treatment of arthritis
If the xray shows that the bones are rubbing on each other then a joint replacement is the only option!