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

I have osteoarthritis in both of my knees, and at work I stand for 8 hours on a concrete floor. What can I do do to help relieve them? By the end of the night its hard to walk I tried ibuprofen and ice, and it doesn’t help. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!

I am asking on behalf of my mother who has had osteoarthritis in her hands for over thirty years (thumb joint area) and has tried many and varied forms of treatment including most recently a hydro cortisone injection and all to no avail.
I was wondering if there is anyone who has or who knows of anyone with a similar condition who has found anything which has produced positive results. She is in Scotland so perhaps certain treatments may not be accessible although perhaps online purchasing can be enquired into.

Any feedback would be appreciated

Thanks.

I have thumb osteoarthritis that’s getting worse. I wear hand splints and use a paraffin bath and even so, it’s painful to cook, write, etc. Someone suggested Feldenkrais and acupuncture but I don’t want to pay for treatment unless I’m sure it’s helped other people.

This guy is an 18m/o Border Collie, he came to me 3 weeks ago as a shelter pull. He was a stray with no known history, he had pneumonia, was 15lbs under weight and not eating, he was unable to sit and showed L Rear hip/leg swelling and pain to the touch for the first 3 days, 3 weeks later he is able to sit, run and jump on furniture comfortably. He was officially diagnosed with early stage Osteoarthritis and Osteosclerosis today. So far, I have been treating it with a good protein rich non-grain/corn diet, joint supplements (starting today), regular informal massages and a healthy weight maintenance program. My ideas so far for causes are; early prolonged nourishment, genetic/congenital, hindered circulation or auto-immune. Any details would be greatly appreciated.

Almost all vertebrates are susceptible to OA(osteoarthritis). Fossilized vertabreates from fish to mammals show signs of it, as do marine mammals, even though their joints bear less weight than those of terresreial mammals. However bats and sloths, which spend most of their lives hanging upside down, do not exhibit OA

My mother is 52 and she is suffering from osteoarthritis, the pain derives from her knees down to her legs and elbows and fingers.

please are there any recommendations that anyone can give, other than pain killers?

im 14 and i have danced for 12 years now. lately its been hard for me to walk with out pain pills. it seems to hurt where my leg connects with my hip socket mostly when i walk but its still sore when i sit. so i have been doing reseach and it sounds like a have hip Osteoarthritis. i was just wondering if a 14 year old could get that? and if you have any other things it could be, that would really help me out. thanks

My dad has osteoarthritis and osteopenia in his low back. Additionally, he has a slipped disc. Are there any stretches or exercises that can help lessen his pain?

Painkillers (?), if osteoarthritis is in the hips/knees, is total hip or knee replacement needed?
What other alternative methods are available to treat this? I’ve heard of glucosamine sulphate, is it any good?