Osteoarthritis Definition, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Risk
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects the hyaline cartilage lining the bone surface called synovial joints (knee, hip, joints of hands ...). Far from being a static process, osteoarthritis is caused by an imbalance between the mechanisms of regeneration and degeneration of the cartilage.
As a result of a heterogeneous group of factors, is an alteration of chondrocyte metabolism that leads to a thinning of cartilage, bone changes associated with regenerative, which together will determine the clinical manifestations of the disease to be discussed later.
What are its causes?
The main symptom is pain, of insidious onset, deep and poorly localized, which typically increases with movement and improves with rest. As the disease progresses, pain becomes continuous and can occur even at rest. You may receive further aggravated stiffness after rest.