Health — Osteoarthritis Treatment

Clinical management of osteoarthritis Clinical management of osteoarthritis consists of making proper diagnosis and then moving to treatment. Diagnosis is mainly dependent upon radiographic findings such as Xrays and MRI in addition to clinical symptoms. These findings can only be picked up by a healthcare professional, particularly a radiologist but for increasing overall health awareness, main points are described below. First and the most common finding is joint space narrowing due to loss of cartilage. Another finding is formation of osteophytes. These are formed by deposition of fibrous cartilage at joint margins. Others findings are subchondral sclerosis and cysts but...