All About Osteoarthritis and Women

By Jeanie Lerche Davis

WebMD Feature

Reviewed By Charlotte Mathis, MD

If you've just been diagnosed with osteoarthritisosteoarthritis (OA), you're not alone. Many women past age 50 discover OA is the reason for their creaking knees, aching backs, and sore fingers. Suddenly life is all about osteoarthritis -- but luckily, arthritisarthritis doesn't have to take control.

Arthritis is "the most common form of disability. It's also a natural part of aging," says Primal Kaur, MD, director of the Osteoporosis Clinic at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.

In the U.S., one in five adults has osteoarthritis -- 24 million women and 17 million men, according to the Arthritis Foundation. Continue Reading ...

Reminder - Next Arthritis support group meeting is March 2nd, Friday ...

The Arthritis Support Group of South Lake County will meet Friday, March 2, Friday from 12 noon till to 1:30 pm. The Arthritis Support Group meeting takes place at the National Training Center / Education Department, 1109 Citrus Tower Blvd., Clermont.

All afflicted by Arthritis (there are more than 100+ types!), family, friends and those interested are welcome. Fee: Free. Brochures and literature is available at the meeting.

Guest Speaker will be Jennifer from the Clermont Herb Shop and Day Spa located in Historic Downtown Clermont. The topic and presentation will be about “Aromatherapy.” For more information, please call Meg King at (352) 243-2098.

Massage May Help Knee Osteoarthritis

Less Knee Pain and Stiffness Seen With Swedish Massage in Preliminary Study By Miranda Hitti

WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Monday, December 11, 2006

Can A Massage Improve Your Health?

Dec. 11, 2006 -- Knees hurt? Massage may cut the pain and improve function if you have knee osteoarthritisosteoarthritis, a new study shows.

Massage therapy "seems to be a viable option" as an addition to other treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee, write the researchers.

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