This document outlines the symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoarthritis. The symptoms include pain, stiffness, tenderness, loss of flexibility, grating sensation, bone spurs, and swelling. Causes can be joint trauma, prior inflammatory arthritis, metabolic disorders, endocrinal disorders like diabetes, collagen defects, and others like osteoporosis. Risk factors consist of older age, sex, obesity, joint injuries, genetics, bone deformities, and certain metabolic diseases. Diagnosis involves x-rays, MRI, blood tests, and joint fluid analysis. Treatment includes physical and occupational therapy, lifestyle changes, and medications.

2. SYMPTOMS
1. Pain
2. Stiffness
3. Tenderness
4. Loss of flexibility
5. Grating sensation
6. Bone spurs
7. Swelling

3. CAUSES
• Joint trauma
• 2. Prior inflammatory arthritis, example -gout, rheumatoid arthritis,
• 3. Metabolic disorder
• 4. Endocrinal disorder (diabetes, acromegaly)
• 5. Collagen defect
• 6. Others (osteoporosis)

4. RISK FACTORS
1. Older age
2. Sex
3. Obesity
4. Joint injuries
5. Genetics
6. Bone deformities
7. Certain metabolic diseases

5. DIAGNOSIS
1. X-rays
2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
3. Blood tests
4. Joint fluid analysis

6. TREATMENT
• THERAPY- PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
• LIFESTYLE CHANGES
• MEDICATIONS

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