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Symptoms, risk factors, evolution... the better you know osteoarthritis, the better you will know how to actively participate in its prevention and its management.

Choose the topic that interests you from the following:

  • What is a normal joint?

    What is a normal joint?

  • What are the symptoms of osteoarthritis?

    What are the symptoms of osteoarthritis?

  • Which joints are affected by it?

    Which joints are affected by it?

  • How do you make a diagnosis of osteoarthritis?

    How do you make a diagnosis of osteoarthritis?

  • How does osteoarthritis evolve?

    How does osteoarthritis evolve?

  • Are there risk factors for osteoarthritis?

    Are there risk factors for osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis

  • Knowing
    • What is a normal joint?
    • Symptoms
    • The joints involved
    • Clinical signs
    • Evolution of osteoarthritis
    • Risk factors
  • Virtual Patient
  • All folders
  • Osteoarthritis Videos
  • Evaluate yourself
  • Patients information sheets
  • Osteoporosis not to be confused with
  • Chronic inflammatory rheumatism not to be confused with

Everyday life

Osteoarthritis  - Living with illness
  • You have a painful and inflammatory flare-up
  • You are experiencing functional discomfort
  • You are suffering from joint stiffness
Osteoarthritis - Living with illness

Exercices sheets

 
  • Exercices basic general Incipient osteoarthritis Exercices basic general
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee Incipient osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis of the knee
  • Osteoarthritis of the fingers and the wrists Established osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis of the fingers and the wrists
Exercice to maintain joint function

Patients sheets

 
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Gonarthrosis
  • Coxarthrosis
  • Rhizarthrosis
  • Puncture of the knee joint
  • Corticosteroid injections
  • Hyaluronic acid
  • Joint lavage
  • Pain management
  • Total hip replacement
Osteoarthritis - All patients sheets

True / False

  • False It's better to stop all physical activity.
  • True The pain of osteoarthritis becomes more marked in the course of the day.
  • False Only medicine relieves the pain.
  • True High-heeled shoes promote knee osteoarthritis.
  • False In case of osteoarthritis, the joint can become red and swollen.
How does osteoarthritis evolve?
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Find all the patient testimonies, advices,
tricks and more still!

  • My osteoarthristis, my prosthesis and me Patient testimony: prosthesis of hip 31 July 2013
  • Osteoarthritis and my everyday life Patient testimony: prosthesis of knee 31 July 2013
  • Is it really osteoarthritis, doctor? Is it osteoarthritis, doctor? 18 Feb. 2013
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