16 November 2008




Osteoarthritis(OA)


-1/8 between 18-79 suffer from OA-10-20% of Malaysian suffer from it


-Risk factor

:tend with women wear out
:Overweight

:Bone deformity

:Joint injuries

What happened?

+Cartilage(cushion end of bones)

+Bone rub against each other

+Sometimes

=joint swelling


=ligament damage

=muscle weakness

Symptom


#Joint stiffness

=noticable when wake up in morning

=noticable after period of inactivity

# Pain when use joints

:Incurable }to overcome

=early diagnose

= symptomatic treatment


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