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:: June 2009 Welcome to our Monthly Online Newsletter!View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Arthritis Daily Treatment Report, AS Daily Report, OA Daily Report, or the RA Daily Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements. Highlighted ArticleCause Of Cartilage Degeneration In Osteoarthritis Discovered “Osteoarthritis typically begins with a disruption of the surface layer of cartilage. The cartilage surface layer, called the superficial zone, is the most important functionally of the four layers of cartilage present in joints. In normal joints the cartilage surface is perfectly smooth, enabling joints to slide across one another without friction. Once the cartilage of the superficial zone starts to deteriorate, though, osteoarthritis sets in, triggering an irreversible process that eventually leads to the loss of underlying layers of cartilage until bone begins to grind painfully against bone. Osteoarthritis most commonly affects the spine, temporomandibular joints, shoulders, hands, hips and knees.” Clinical GuidelinesMOH - Osteoarthritis of the Knees (2007) New Guidelines Issued to Diagnose Hand Osteoarthritis NGC - 2002 national guideline on the management of sexually acquired reactive arthritis. (2002) NGC - AAOS clinical guideline on osteoarthritis of the knee. (2003) NGC - AAOS clinical guideline on osteoarthritis of the knee (phase II). (2003) NGC - Medical management of adults with osteoarthritis. (2005) NGC - Pain in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile chronic arthritis. (2002) Internet Sites
Featured siteA Patient's Guide to Osteoarthritis A Patient's Guide to Osteoarthritis of the Acromioclavicular Joint A Patient's Guide to Osteoarthritis of the Elbow A Patient's Guide to Psoriatic Arthritis A Patient's Guide to Rheumatoid Arthritis A Patient's Guide to Septic Arthritis A Patient's Guide to Viral Arthritis NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Arthritis NIH - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases NIH - NIAMS Questions and Answers about Arthritis and Exercise Related InfoMedSearch TopicsRelated Topics - Highlighted Articles
Fitness and ExerciseHelpful treatments keep people with arthritis moving. "Arthritis experts say there's value in physical activity, the right diet, and other non-medicinal interventions that can help prevent arthritis, reduce pain, and keep people moving, as emphasized in a 10-year initiative called Healthy People 2010." Fitness and ExercisePhysical activity and health related quality of life among people with arthritis. (J Epidemiol Community Health. 2005) "OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between physical activity and health related quality of life (HRQOL) among persons with arthritis or chronic joint symptoms (CJS). Ä CONCLUSIONS: Among people with arthritis, recommended levels of physical activity were associated with fewer mean physically and mentally unhealthy days and a decreased probability of having severely impaired physical or mental HRQOL."
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