by Extivita | Jun 24, 2019 | Osteoarthritis News
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a very common condition suffered mostly by the elderly. Due to it painful and debilitating effects, sufferers often rely on pain medication (NSAIDS) to live a normal life.OA is a degenerative condition of the joints whereby inflammatory markers...
by Extivita | Oct 18, 2018 | Osteoarthritis News
It is common to confuse arthritis and osteoarthritis and although both are pathologies that cause pain in the joints and affect the quality of life, they have some differences. Both arthritis and osteoarthritis share a risk factor: excess weight.Arthritis is the...
by Extivita | Oct 8, 2018 | Osteoarthritis News
Arthritis is a painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints. A chronic pain disorder afflicting some 19 million adult Americans, arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the US. The most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA),...