Osteoarthritis
The most common name for Osteoarthritis is “Arthritis”. Millions of people are diagnosed with it all over the world. It starts when the protective cartilage that is located on the end of the bones starts to wear down and it causes it to rub on the muscle. Even though it can damage any part of the body that is bones or joints it mainly happens on the hands, knees , hips and spine. Some background information for Osteoarthritis is “subdivided by the cause into either idiopathic or secondary forms.” Idiopathic osteoarthritis can either be localized or generalized . When it is localized it is mainly affected in the hands,feet,knee, hip or the spine. Generalized form mainly affects three or more joint sites in the body. There is also a secondary