Osteoarthritis: Symptom and Causes

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Symptoms

  Symptoms of osteoarthritis vary from patient to patient. The most common symptoms are:
  • Pain in the joints which get worse especially in the evening after a day time activity
  • Soreness of the affected area of the joint after periods of overuse or inactivity
  • Pain and stiffness after periods of inactivity that may go away quickly when activity resumes
  • Muscle weakness and difficult to move the joint
  • Deterioration of coordination, posture and walking due to pain and stiffness
  • Swelling of the affected joints
OA symptoms

Causes

Osteoarthritis occurs due to the degeneration of the cartilage. The most common cause is obesity and other Common risk factors of osteoarthritis include:
  • Older Age
  • Genetics or hereditary
  • Weakness of muscles
  • Injury
  • Certain occupations where repetitive stress on a particular joint occurs


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