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“Work Hand-In-Hand With Wisconsin’s Best Physical Therapists!” 5 Surprising Symptoms Of Arthritis & How To Relieve Them Naturally Causes of Osteoarthritis
While the exact mechanisms of how OA starts are not known, a lifestyle of inactivity, poor diet, weakness in an area, injury, or disease can accelerate OA in people, even in young adults. Your cartilage is a shock absorber for your joints and depends on your overall health and nutrition to survive the relentless daily pounding it takes. Over time, joint alignment and muscle weakness around a joint can significantly affect the pressure on the cartilage causing it to wear down faster. 5 Symptoms of Osteoarthritis What most people are not aware of is that arthritis in the spine, knees, hips, and fingers are the most common areas for Osteoarthritis to occur. The symptoms typically come on slowly, but as the disease continues more symptoms occur such as: 1. Pain in a joint. 2. Swelling or tenderness in one or more joints. 3. Stiffness after periods of sitting or inactivity. This is especially noted when getting up in the morning. 4. Flare-ups of pain and inflammation after using the arthritic joint. 5. Crunching feeling or sounds of bone rubbing on bone (called crepitus) when moving the joint. At Franklin Rehabilitation, we find the best treatment for each patient. We work hand-in-hand with some of the area’s best specialists, like Dr. Peter Medved, to work towards a common goal of a pain-free life. Read more about him in our Referral Spotlight.
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Have an injury and need to see a specialist? Franklin Rehabilitation has relationships with every physician specialty group in the area. Contact us at info@franklinrehab.com if you need advice or if you would like us to help get you in to see the doctor quickly.
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