The Saturday Evening Post » osteoarthritis http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com Home of The Saturday Evening Post Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/04/17/health-and-family/medical-update/types-arthritis.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=types-arthritis http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/04/17/health-and-family/medical-update/types-arthritis.html#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:09:55 +0000 Cara Acklin, Pharm. D. http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=3818 To E.J.: Osteoarthritis (OA) is often associated with aging and may also have a genetic component. It occurs when cartilage in the joints breaks down and causes pain. OA is irreversible and treated with pain killers such as Tylenol, ibuprofen, Celebrex, and others. Injections into the joint or joint replacement surgery may be indicated in [...]

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis The Saturday Evening Post

]]> To E.J.: Osteoarthritis (OA) is often associated with aging and may also have a genetic component. It occurs when cartilage in the joints breaks down and causes pain. OA is irreversible and treated with pain killers such as Tylenol, ibuprofen, Celebrex, and others. Injections into the joint or joint replacement surgery may be indicated in severe cases. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is triggered by an autoimmune reaction in which the body’s immune system attacks joints and usually other organs in the body also. Treatments are aimed at stopping or slowing the overactive immune response to help control symptoms of the disease. Many RA treatments are fairly new to the market and do not yet have generic equivalents. As a result, you will notice more advertising for these drugs compared to those for OA.

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis The Saturday Evening Post

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