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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a wear and tear condition of the joints in which the smooth cartilage that lines the joint surfaces is worn away and forms ridges, lumps and sticky gaps that interfere with movement. The joints typically affected are those in the back, hips, knees and small joints of hands and feet. See also Rheumatoid Arthritis and Back Pain.
Osteoarthritis Treatments
Modern Western Medicine
A full range of drugs from simple pain killers such as Paracetamol; NSAIDs (Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs) like Meloxicam (Mobic), Naproxen (Naprosyn), Nabumetone (Relifex), Etodolac (Lodine) and Diclofenac (Voltarol) is used. Hip replacement and knee replacement of worn out joints is commonplace these days and is commonly performed. Less commonly so for shoulders and the small joints of hands.
Complementary Therapy
Please help us to help you by letting your practitioner know about Shared Care so that they might contact us (email to:- editor(at)shared-care.com) with their evidence to add their therapy to this list.
The therapies/educational systems shown below have been noted as helpful for Osteoarthritis
These are commonly available:-
| Ayurveda |
| BodyTalk |
| Chiropractic |
| Homeopathy |
| Massage |
| Osteopathy |
| Reiki |
| Shiatsu |
| Less so are:- |
| Nutritional Therapy |
Please also see Approaches Individual to the Practitioner for lists of those whose approaches don't fall into any specific category
The following practitioners have indicated that they have a special interest in Osteoarthritis
Please click on the "more.." button for fuller details.
Osteoarthritis Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to the topic of this page that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
Osteoarthritis Support Groups
The home country of the group is listed. Most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-
| Arthritis Foundation of Western Australia | Australia | Western Australia |
| Arthritis Victoria | Australia | Victoria |
| The Arthritis Society | Canada | National |
| Arthritis Care | Great Britain | National |
| Arthritis Research Campaign | Great Britain | National |
| Pain Relief Foundation | Great Britain | National |
| Arthritis Care Ireland | Ireland | National |
| Arthritis Ireland | Ireland | National |
| Irish Chronic Pain Association | Ireland | National |
| Arthritis New Zealand | New Zealand | National |
| Arthritis Foundation | United States of America | National |
| ArthritisSupport.com | United States of America | National |
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional groups.
Places to Eat and Stay, Tourist, Town and Travel Guides
These sections are designed to provide help in finding restaurants, cafes, hotels, resorts, towns, beaches, travel companies and so on that are user friendly for our communities.
Shopping Zone
Editors Choice
Not all good things come from Amazon. The following are my choices of goodies that I have come across or in which I have had some involvement. If you want to add anything please email me (editor(at)shared-care.com) with details
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | Gluten free cookbook; lots of good recipes |
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | |
| Dr Michaels New Horizons | Self help tapes from No Panic |
| No Panic | |
| Lumie Sunlamp | Sunlamp for SAD (works for me! (ed)) |
| Lumie | |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | Free downloadable book about treating migraine |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | |
| The FISH Plan for Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Free downloadable book about treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| The FISH Plan for IBS | |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | Necessary dietary reading for everyone |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | |
