I’ve tried Celebrex and others that now are off the market, but they didn’t help. I use Naproxin, that keeps it tolerable. I’ve thought about Omega 3. Help?? I’m only 49 years old! I have osteoarthritis.

I’m 26 male. on january i was video taping and in order to lower a bit, i bend my knees a bit and stayed in that position for like 10 seconds.. when i came back up i knew something had torn or something. very very unfair, cause it was such a simple thing i did. Plus that leg is my strongest, the other leg is slightly smaller and weaker but the injured one has strong muscles. So i’m thinking it was the imbablance of leg length and imbablance in muscle strength that somehow caused this. Ok, Now i’ts June, had this on January and although it’s better i have bone pain sometimes alot that i cant’ even walk. I know it’s probably mor elike bone related( that is why im calling it arthritis), i’m not sure what it is though. I’ve heard of osteoarthritis happening to athletes even when young..so is it this? and man, i have to live the rest of my life without being able to walk well? I went to doc, but he was an ignorant doc that just wanted money. anyways, what can i do for this?

i have JA ( juvenile arthritis ) and i recently made friends with someone and they have the same symptoms as me apart from her joints do not swell up and become warm etc. she has had tests and they came back normal, she has had xrays and physical examinations and is going for an appointment on wednesday but she has no idea what it could be.. do any of you have ideas on what it could be? arthritis is not an answer unless it could be osteoarthritis?? but it is in every joint from her toes right up to her neck… were both really confused??

I asked the question about pot. I can tell who is really suffering and who works in a pain clinic. I am almost 40 years old. I was born with arthritis and diagnosed when I was 7. Every joint in my body is deformed. My tibias are rotated. My arms are rotated. I have had over 46 surgeries due to arthritis. The last one I almost died. I’m damn tired of taking pills and I hate the taste of pot-but it helps better than anything I’ve tried in 40 years. I have Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, adult rheumatoid arth(they are very different) spinal stenosis, TMJ, osteoporosis, soft tissue disease, tendonitis, bursitis, rheumatoid nodules that cause me much pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, everywhere anything connects or doesn’t is where I hurt. the only thing that doesn’t hurt is my damn nose. My skulll hurts because I have bumps like knots in your back only they are all over my head and they hurt. I can hardly walk and have been in and out of my electric wheelchair for years at a time. But hey

According to Arthritis Care, arthritis affects 1 in 5 adults in the UK. 12,000 children in the UK have juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis of the knee. The UK currently has the eighth highest obesity rate in the world – and this is rising.

My right knee has been hurting for days, mostly when I bend my leg. A small lump has developed where the pain is, and when I exercise, there have been some instances where my knee wants to give out. I am only 20 years old right now. My dad told me, however, that he was diagnosed with arthritis in his right knee when he was twenty. I don’t know if it was rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis with which he was diagnosed. Who do I go to for a diagnosis? Do I just ask my regular doctor?

My friend had been having pain in the knee when she bends, when she gets up from a seated position etc… she’s never really been much of an athlete and has not injured herself.
She went to the doctor and after an examination she was told that it’s only arthritis. She said that she can excercise and do whatever she can stand because she cant’really make arthritis worse. Is that true? Is this osteoarthritis, or are any other kinds? any ideas or suggestion………

I have osteoarthritis in the left hip due to hip displaysia. I’m only 37. My dr says that I just need to basically manage the pain and put off hip replacement for as long as possible. I am very active. I work out (limited due to the arthritis), do yoga and am looking for relief other than the celebrex. Has acupuncture worked for anyone? I’m also looking into some supplements.
What is the bonus question?

I have been experiencing severe joint pain in my knees, wrists, fingers, toes, and ankles. I have been to the rheumatologist numerous times, had blood drawn 3 times. The doctor doesn’t seem to think that it is rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. He thinks it may be psoriatic arthritis, which I don’t have psoriasis, just the genetic disposition for it. A couple people have suggested that I have my thyroid checked because joint pain can be caused by an underactive thyroid.

I am 22 years old, female, feel tired constantly, irregular menstrual periods, severe menstrual cramps, dry skin, brittle hair and nails, all of which I’ve seemed to find to be hypothyroid symptoms.

I guess what I really want to know is if anyone with hypothyroidism has experienced severe joint pain due to the hypothyroidism? Thanks!

Please help me find out the causes of osteoarthritis that happened to my brother. How can it occur so early, I am surprised, when generally it is associated with old age? My brother is in good shape and keeps fit.

Can cartilage grow again? Over how many years? I know the growth is very slow.

Please tell me…
Thanks