Osteoarthritis Links

• Arthritis (Osteoarthritis)(Food and Drug Administration)
• Arthritis Advice(National Institute on Aging)
• Do I Have Arthritis?(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Handout on Health: Osteoarthritis(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Osteoarthritis(Arthritis Foundation)
   

• Bone X-Ray (Radiography)(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Osteoarthritis(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
   

• Arthritis Today's Drug Guide(Arthritis Foundation)
• Choosing Pain Medicine for Osteoarthritis(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - Links to PDF
• Helpful Treatments Keep People with Arthritis Moving(Food and Drug Administration)
• Joint Replacement Surgery and You (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Joint Surgery Center(Arthritis Foundation)
• Osteoarthritis of the Knee(American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Shoulder Osteoarthritis Treatment(UpToDate)
• Total Knee Replacement(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Treating Osteoarthritis and Pain: The Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs(Consumers Union of U.S.)
• Types of Surgery(Arthritis Foundation)
• Viscosupplementation Treatment for Arthritis(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) 

• 10 Ways You Can Protect Your Joints(Arthritis Foundation)
   

• Arthritis Today Supplement Guide(Arthritis Foundation)
• Common Therapies to Consider(Arthritis Foundation)
   

• Occupational and Physical Therapy for Arthritis Treatment(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Physical Medicine & Rehabiliation Doctors Relieve Arthritis Pain(American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

• 51 Ways to Be Good to Your Joints -- Lose Weight(Arthritis Foundation)
• Active Approach to Osteoarthritis: Moving Beyond the Pain(American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
• Bracing: One Treatment Option for Arthritis(Arthritis Foundation)
• Exercise and Arthritis(Arthritis Foundation)
• How to Care for Yourself(Arthritis Foundation)
• Pain Center: Understanding Your Pain(Arthritis Foundation)

• Arthritis of the Base of the Thumb(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
• Arthritis of the Knee(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Arthritis of the Wrist(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Degenerative Changes in the Spine: Is It Arthritis?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Get Square with Your Feet: Add Arthritis to the Mix(Arthritis Foundation)
• Osteoarthritis of the Elbow(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Osteoarthritis of the Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Arthritis in African Americans(Arthritis Foundation)
• Barrel Chest: What Causes It?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Bone Spurs(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Paget's Disease of Bone and Osteoarthritis: Different Yet Related(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Secondary Osteoarthritis: What Are the Causes?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Joint Health Quiz(Arthritis Foundation)
   

• Arthroscopic Surgery(Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player
• Osteoarthritis(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
• Unicondylar Knee Resurfacing(Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player      
   

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteoarthritis (National Institutes of Health)
• Questions & Answers - NIH Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

• Heredity and Arthritis(American College of Rheumatology)
   

• "Smurfs" May Cause Osteoarthritis National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Exercise Has No Effect on Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis(American College of Rheumatology)
• Glucosamine Sulfate to Treat Hip Osteoarthritis(American College of Physicians)
• Imaging Technique May Help with Understanding and Treating Osteoarthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Journal Summaries on Arthritis Research(Arthritis Foundation)
• Osteoarthritis Research: Can Doctors Slow or Reverse Joint Damage?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Recreational Exercise and Knee Osteoarthritis in Older Adults (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Researchers Develop Sustained-Release Drug Carrier for Treatment of Osteoarthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Scientists Develop 3-D Fabric to Aid in Joint Cartilage Repair (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Scientists Identify Molecule That Lubricates the Jaw (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Specialized MRI May Detect Early Osteoarthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
   

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Summaries for patients. Glucosamine sulfate to treat hip osteoarthritis.
• Article: Potential new disease-modifying drug for osteoarthritis. Calcitonin may stave off...
• Article: Dietary supplements for osteoarthritis.
• Osteoarthritis -- see more articles
   

• A-Team: A Glossary of Health Professionals (Arthritis Foundation)
• Arthritis Glossary (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
   

• American College of Rheumatology: Geographic Membership Directory( American College of Rheumatology)
• Arthritis Foundation: Local Office Directory (Arthritis Foundation)
   

• American College of Rheumatology
• Arthritis Foundation
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
   

• Arthritis Today (Arthritis Foundation)
   

• FASTATS: Arthritis (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Impact of Osteoarthritis of the Knee(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)