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  • Shoulder Osteoarthritis - Test Your Knowledge Created: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
    Take our quiz about the basic facts of shoulder osteoarthritis.
  • Spine Osteoarthritis - Test Your Knowledge Created: Monday, November 16, 2009 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
    Take our 12-question quiz about the basic facts of spine osteoarthritis.
  • Lifestyle Changes - Osteoarthritis and Lifestyle Changes Created: Monday, December 06, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    There are many factors that increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis or affect the management of the disease. Some of the factors are beyond your control, for eample, genetics. But there are ...
  • Do Weather Changes Make Osteoarthritis Worse - Weather and Osteoarthritis Created: Monday, November 01, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Weather can make osteoarthritis worse for some people. Does weather affect your osteoarthritis?
  • Stay Active - Why Difficult to Stay Active Created: Thursday, October 14, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Researchers and health care professionals emphasize the importance of staying physically active. With regular physical activity, you can reduce pain associated with arthritis, improve balance, impr...
  • How to Sleep Better With Osteoarthritis Created: Monday, April 04, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    It seems logical that better pain control would help you sleep better. There are also several simple ideas that help you sleep better with osteoarthritis that have to do with your habits and sleep ...
  • Eat Right and Eat Less Created: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Being overweight is bad for your joints. Osteoarthritis patients know this. It all boils down to this bit of sound advice -- eat right and eat less.
  • Tired of Hearing About Overweight and Osteoarthritis? Created: Friday, November 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Overweight is a risk factor for osteoarthritis. If you already have been diagnosed with the disease, overweight is an additional burden to your joints. But, do you ever get tired of hearing about w...
  • Your Action Plan to Better Manage Osteoarthritis Created: Monday, December 26, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    The message is repeated over and over. Watching your weight and participating in some form of regular exercise will help you manage osteoarthritis.
  • Difficult Osteoarthritis Recommendations Created: Saturday, July 30, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Many of the recommendations for managing osteoarthritis involve exercise, weight loss, pacing your activities, getting enough rest, and being compliant with your treatment plan. Which of the recom...
  • Symptoms of Osteoarthritis - First Symptoms of Osteoarthritis Created: Monday, May 23, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Do you remember the first symptoms that you later found out were symptoms of osteoarthritis? Describe what you were doing when you experienced the first symptoms of osteoarthritis.
  • Pillow - Talk About Your Pillow Created: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    There are so many different pillow types available. A pillow can seem like a major purchase once you consider the options -- shape, size, filling, and firmness. Tell us about your pillow.
  • New Reality With Osteoarthritis - New Reality Created: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Not long after being diagnosed, osteoarthritis lets you know you are facing your new reality. By new reality, I mean that physical limitations will interfere with what you can and can not do.
  • Get to Sleep - What Helps You Get to Sleep Created: Monday, April 11, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    About 25% of adults with arthritis have trouble with sleep -- either getting to sleep or staying asleep. Are you among the arthritis patients who have problems when trying to get to sleep? What ult...
  • Ideal Weight and Osteoarthritis - Ideal Weight Created: Friday, April 01, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    It's important to maintain your ideal weight, especially when you have a chronic condition like osteoarthritis. Have you strayed from your ideal weight?
  • Pain Level - What Increases Your Osteoarthritis Pain Level Created: Friday, March 11, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Although joint pain is the primary symptom associated with osteoarthritis, it's not always managed well. Recognizing what increases your pain level helps you to be more aware and avoid whatever it ...
  • What Were You Surprised to Learn About Osteoarthritis? Created: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Many people are surprised to find out how little they knew about osteoarthritis before they were diagnosed with the disease. What were you surprised to learn about osteoarthritis?
  • Sedentary - How Do You Avoid Becoming Sedentary Created: Saturday, January 01, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    A lot has been said about the importance of exercise, regular physical activity, staying active, and avoiding the sedentary trap. It's paramount among all advice given to osteoarthritis patients. W...
  • Disagree With Doctor - Did You Ever Disagree With Your Doctor Created: Monday, December 20, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Have you ever disagreed with your doctor? Have you ever questioned the advice your doctor was offering to you? How did your doctor respond when you disagreed? Or, have you disagreed but only kept ...
  • Knee Replacement - Working After Knee Replacement Created: Sunday, January 09, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    If you had knee replacement surgery, that means you had time off from work too. What got you back to work as soon as possible after knee replacement?
  • Osteoarthritis Advice Created: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Since osteoarthritis is a chronic disease, patients must learn how to best manage the condition. From your own experience, what advice can you offer newly-diagnosed osteoarthritis patients? Share y...
  • Weight Gain - Osteoarthritis and Weight Gain Created: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Joint pain and other osteoarthritis symptoms can cause you to be less active. With less physical activity, weight gain can become an issue. Has weight gain been a problem for you since being diagno...
  • How Do You Stay Young Despite Osteoarthritis? Created: Sunday, July 31, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Osteoarthritis has been called an "old person's disease" but you don't have to be a senior citizen to have the condition. Still, how do you escape the bad rap? Do you work at staying young despite ...
  • How Do You Stay Young Despite Osteoarthritis? Created: Sunday, July 31, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Osteoarthritis has been called an "old person's disease" but you don't have to be a senior citizen to have the condition. Still, how do you escape the bad rap? Do you work at staying young despite ...
  • Decision to Have Joint Replacement Created: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    It's difficult to hear that you need a joint replacement. Deciding the right time for the surgery is also difficult. What went into your decision to have a joint replacement? What made it the right...
  • Decision to Have Joint Replacement Created: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    It's difficult to hear that you need a joint replacement. Deciding the right time for the surgery is also difficult. What went into your decision to have a joint replacement? What made it the right...
  • Can You Always Stop Before You Overdo Activities? Created: Thursday, February 10, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Even with osteoarthritis, you want to live a full life and not hold back. If you overdo activities though, you pay the price with increased pain and fatigue. Is it hard not to overdo?
  • Can You Always Stop Before You Overdo Activities? Created: Thursday, February 10, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Even with osteoarthritis, you want to live a full life and not hold back. If you overdo activities though, you pay the price with increased pain and fatigue. Is it hard not to overdo?
  • Successfully Losing Weight With Osteoarthritis Created: Thursday, February 03, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Experts have made it clear that maintaining your ideal weight is essential to managing osteoarthritis. Losing even small amounts of weight can make a difference. Have you been successful at losing ...
  • Successfully Losing Weight With Osteoarthritis Created: Thursday, February 03, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Experts have made it clear that maintaining your ideal weight is essential to managing osteoarthritis. Losing even small amounts of weight can make a difference. Have you been successful at losing ...
  • Do You Own a Lift Chair? Created: Thursday, August 26, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
    Getting from sit to stand is something most people don't think twice about. If you have arthritis though, you likely know how that simple motion is made difficult. A lift chair is an electric chair...
  • Knee Taping for Osteoarthritis Created: Monday, March 31, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013
    Knee taping is among the recommended treatment options for knee osteoarthritis.

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