This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting more than 32.5 million adults in the United States. Osteoarthritis is ...

Share on Pinterest Osteoarthritis may be caused by a decline in a membrane protein in joints. Vera Lair/Stocksy Researchers say the decline due to aging of the membrane protein Klotho may be an ...

When I took up running in college, a friend of mine scoffed at the idea. He hated running and was convinced runners were “wearing out” their joints. He liked to say he was saving his knees for his old ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which commonly impacts the knees, hands, hips, neck and lower back. This is the first of two stories describing recent progress in understanding the ...

New research reveals that obesity, having a knee injury and occupational risks such as shift work and lifting heavy loads are primary causes of knee osteoarthritis. New research from the University of ...

Osteoarthritis does not arise from wear and tear, that’s a persistent misconception. So what causes this condition, which affects 595 million people worldwide? Peter van der Kraan of Radboud ...

Arthritis is a common acute or chronic condition affecting the joints and surrounding tissues. It’s estimated that roughly 18 percent of American adults have some form of arthritis. And about 44 ...

A kind of protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease might also contribute to the breakdown of cartilage that’s characteristic of osteoarthritis. In a new study, published in Science Translational ...

Any joint can become arthritic, but the most commonly affected areas of the body are the knees, hands, hips, feet and lower back - getty For many of us, aches and pains, sore joints and stiffness are ...

New research suggests that chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis does not cause cognitive impairment in isolation, indicating that other factors like age, pain medication and socio-economic ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old female suffering with very painful “end-stage, bone on bone” osteoarthritis with bone spurs of both shoulders and rotator cuff damage (tendonitis). This shoulder ...

As temperatures begin to dip, people with arthritis start to feel an escalation in joint pain, stiffness and discomfort. In fact, most people feel that in winter months their arthritis symptoms ...