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Osteoarthritis Treatment: What You Need to Know

By the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases / November 26, 2011

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis, especially among older people. An estimated 27 million Americans over age 24 have it. But this degenerative joint disease is manageable. With the right osteoarthritis treatments, you can help ease the daily pain. Learn which 6 therapies are right for you....

Also called degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis mostly affects cartilage – the hard but slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones where they meet to form a joint.

Healthy cartilage allows bones to glide over one another and absorbs energy from the shock of physical movement. But in osteoarthritis, the surface layer of cartilage breaks and wears away. This allows bones under the cartilage to rub together, causing pain, swelling and loss of motion in the joint.

Over time, the joint may lose its normal shape. Small deposits of bone – called osteophytes or bone spurs – may grow on the edges. Bits of bone or cartilage can break off and float inside the joint space, causing more pain and damage.

People with osteoarthritis usually have joint pain and stiffness. The most commonly affected joints are those at the ends of the fingers (closest to the nail), thumbs, neck, lower back, knees and hips.

Although osteoarthritis becomes more common with age, younger people can develop it – usually as the result of a joint injury, joint malformation or genetic defect in joint cartilage.Before age 45, more men than women have it; after age 45, it's more common in women. It's more likely to occur in people who are overweight and in those with jobs that stress particular joints.

It may progress quickly, but for most people, joint damage develops gradually over years. Early in the disease, your joints may ache after physical work or exercise. Later on, osteoarthritis symptoms and pain may become more persistent.

You may also experience joint stiffness, particularly when you first wake up in the morning or have been in one position for a long time.

Osteoarthritis symptoms and warning signs include:

•Stiffness in a joint after getting out of bed or sitting for a long time

•Swelling in one or more joints

•A crunching feeling or the sound of bone rubbing on bone

Get treatment for osteoarthritis
Most successful osteoarthritis treatments involve a combination of remedies tailored to the patient's needs, lifestyle and health, including ways to manage pain and improve function. They include the following:

Exercise
Physical movement is one of the best osteoarthritis treatments. It can improve mood and outlook, decrease pain, increase flexibility, strengthen the heart and improve blood flow, maintain weight, and promote general physical fitness. Your doctor and/or physical therapist can recommend specific types of exercise depending on your particular situation.

The following kinds of exercise are part of a well-rounded osteoarthritis treatment plan.

•Strengthening workouts. These exercises strengthen muscles that support joints affected by arthritis. They can be performed with weights or with exercise bands, inexpensive devices that add resistance.

•Aerobic activities. These are exercises, such as brisk walking or low-impact aerobics, that get your heart pumping and can keep your lungs and circulatory system in shape.

•Range-of-motion activities. These keep your joints limber.

•Balance and agility exercises. These help you maintain daily living skills.

Weight control
Osteoarthritis patients who are overweight or obese should try to lose weight through a healthy diet and regular exercise. This can reduce stress on weight-bearing joints, limit further injury and increase mobility.

Rest and joint pain relief
Patients must learn to recognize the body's signals, and know when to stop or slow down. This will prevent the pain caused by overexertion.

Although your osteoarthritis symptoms can make it more difficult, getting proper sleep is important for managing osteoarthritis pain. If you have trouble sleeping, you may find that relaxation techniques, stress reduction and biofeedback can help, as can timing medications to provide maximum pain relief through the night. If joint pain interferes with your ability to sleep or rest, consult your doctor.

Nondrug pain relief and alternative therapies
People with osteoarthritis may find many drug-free ways to find joint pain relief. Below are some examples:

Heat and cold. Heat can be applied in a number of different ways – with warm towels, hot packs or a warm bath or shower – to increase blood flow and ease pain and stiffness.

In some cases, cold packs (bags of ice or frozen vegetables wrapped in a towel), which reduce inflammation, can relieve pain or numb the sore area.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). This technique uses a small electronic device to direct mild electric pulses to nerve endings that lie beneath the skin in the painful area. It may relieve some arthritis pain by blocking messages to the brain and modifying pain perception.

Massage. As an osteoarthritis treatment, a massage therapist will lightly stroke and/or knead the painful muscles. This may increase blood flow and bring warmth to a stressed area. However, arthritis-stressed joints are sensitive, so the therapist must be familiar with the problems of the disease.

Acupuncture. Some people have found pain relief using this practice, in which fine needles are inserted by a licensed acupuncture therapist at specific points on the skin. Scientists think the needles stimulate the release of natural, pain-relieving chemicals produced by the nervous system.

Nutritional supplements. Natural remedies such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been reported to improve osteoarthritis symptoms, as have certain vitamins (such as vitamin D). But the research is unclear.

Medications to control pain
Doctors consider a number of factors when choosing treatment for osteoarthritis patients.

These include the intensity of pain, potential side effects of the medication, your medical history (other health problems you have or are at risk for), and other medications you're taking.

Because some medications can interact with one another and certain health conditions put you at increased risk of side effects, it's important to discuss your medication and health history with your doctor before you start taking any new drug.

You should learn as much as possible about the medications you take, even the ones available without a prescription.

The following types of medicines are commonly used in treatment for osteoarthritis:

Acetaminophen: Available without a prescription, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is often the first medication doctors recommend for osteoarthritis patients.

NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs): A large class of medications useful against both pain and inflammation, NSAIDs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and naproxen sodium are also frequently taken as osteoarthritis treatments.

They work by blocking substances called prostaglandins, which contribute to inflammation and pain. However, each NSAID is a different chemical, and each has a slightly different effect on the body. For unknown reasons, some people seem to respond better to one NSAID than another.

Some NSAIDs are available over the counter, while more than a dozen others, including a subclass called COX-2 inhibitors, are available only with a prescription.

All NSAIDs can have significant side effects, including stomach irritation and other gastrointestinal problems. Any person taking NSAIDs regularly should be monitored by a doctor.

Narcotic or central-acting agents. Tramadol is a prescription pain reliever and synthetic opioid that works through the central nervous system; it's sometimes prescribed when over-the-counter medications don't provide sufficient relief for osteoarthritis symptoms. It carries risks that don't exist with acetaminophen and NSAIDs, including the potential for addiction.

Mild narcotic painkillers containing analgesics such as codeine or hydrocodone are often effective against osteoarthritis pain. But because of concerns about the potential for physical and psychological dependence on these drugs, doctors generally reserve them for short-term use.
Corticosteroids. These are powerful anti-inflammatory hormones that may be injected into the affected joints to temporarily relieve osteoarthritis pain. This is a short-term measure, generally not recommended for more than 2-4 treatments per year.

Hyaluronic acid substitutes. Sometimes called viscosupplements, these are designed to replace a normal component of joint lubrication. They're injected into the joint, and are only approved for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Topical medications. Doctors may prescribe pain-relieving creams, rubs and sprays, which are applied directly to the skin over painful joints.

Surgery
For many people, surgery helps relieve the pain and disability of osteoarthritis. It may achieve one or more of the following:

•Removal of loose pieces of bone and cartilage from the joint if they are causing symptoms of buckling or locking (arthroscopy)

•Repositioning of bones (osteotomy)

•Resurfacing (smoothing out) bones
Surgeons may replace affected joints with artificial joints called prostheses.

These can be made from metal alloys, high-density plastic or ceramic material. Some prostheses are joined to bone surfaces with special cements. Others have porous surfaces and rely on the growth of bone into that surface (a process called biologic fixation) to hold them in place.

Joint replacement advances in recent years have included the ability, in some cases, to replace only the damaged part of the knee joint, leaving undamaged parts of the joint intact, and the ability to perform hip replacement through much smaller incisions than previously possible.

The decision to use surgery depends on several factors, including the patient's age, occupation, level of disability, pain intensity, and the degree to which arthritis interferes with his or her lifestyle.

After surgery and rehabilitation, the patient usually feels less pain and swelling and can move more easily.

Artificial joints to provide joint pain relief can last 10-15 years or longer.
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Some courts reluctant to help abused gays
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHS,  Columbus, Ohio - November 27, 2011 - By  Alex Stuckey

James DeHaven walked into Mount Vernon Municipal Court in 2003 expecting protection from his live-in boyfriend after an argument turned violent.

DeHaven had told police that his boyfriend pushed him to the ground and threw an electric fan at his chest.
 
He told the judge that his relationship with his boyfriend should qualify under the "person living as a spouse" section of Ohio's domestic-violence law, making him eligible for a protection order. The judge wasn't so sure.

"Doesn't that mean we recognize same-sex marriage?" Judge Paul Spurgeon asked.

"I don't think so, your honor," said then-Assistant City Law Director Heidi Mallory.

"Motion denied," Spurgeon said.

DeHaven's request for a temporary protection order was denied because of his sexual orientation. The fear of such treatment reverberates through the gay community -- that their life choices will affect the protection they receive -- and keeps some from coming forward.

The Ohio Revised Code defines domestic violence as harm or attempted harm to a "family or household member." In a 1991 Franklin County Court of Appeals case, State v. Hadinger, the judges concluded that the intent of the law was to provide protection to people who are cohabiting, regardless of their gender, under the "person living as a spouse" section of the law.

The case holds weight across the state because there hasn't been a ruling to the contrary, said Michael Smalz, senior staff attorney for the Ohio Poverty Law Center. When asked about his ruling in the case, Judge Spurgeon, a Republican who was re-elected this month, pointed to the Ohio marriage amendment, which states that a couple cannot receive marriage benefits unless they are a man and a woman.

Voters, however, didn't approve the amendment until 2004, the year after DeHaven was in court.

"I'm not aware of a law that says same-sex marriage was allowed before. ... My determination was consistent with the beliefs of my community," Spurgeon said.

LeeAnn Massucci, chairwoman of the Ohio State Bar Association's Family Law Committee, was appalled by the judge's ruling.

"That's hideous," Massucci said. "It sounds like he is terribly uneducated and doesn't understand the law. ... He's interpreting the law incorrectly, and he's applying the law incorrectly."

The number of protection orders sought by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is largely unknown, because statistics are lacking.

Undocumented violence  
 
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation breaks out data on domestic violence in a variety of ways -- including by race, age and gender of the victim -- but it doesn't have any information on how many cases involve same-sex couples. Police agencies don't keep such statistics, but advocacy groups try to. Nationally, the total reported cases of gay and lesbian domestic violence increased last year to about 5,000 from nearly 3,400 in 2008, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. There were six murders last year, down from nine in 2008, according to the group.

More than 70 programs serve victims of domestic violence in the state of Ohio compared with only 17 programs for same-sex couples in the entire United States, said Gary Heath, domestic-violence program coordinator for the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization.
 
On the other hand, some people don't seek help, for fear of the repercussions of "coming out" to their friends and family, Heath said.
 
Gays and lesbians who seek help run into several stereotypes, said Andrew Sta. Ana, Equal Justice Works fellow for the Sanctuary for Families LGBT Initiative, based in New York City.

"The police and courts think that the more butch or more masculine (of the two) is the abuser because domestic violence is usually men versus the women," Sta. Ana said. "They also assume that it's mutual abuse because both parties are the same gender."
 
"A big concern for many young people is that their abuser will put videos or pictures online showing them kissing or holding hands with the same sex," he said. "It's a tremendous hurdle."

Shaky legislation
 
 
Just as DeHaven couldn't get a temporary protection order in Knox County, neither could Veronica Shields, who filed against her live-in girlfriend in 2005, also in Spurgeon's court.

Police officers described the attack on Shields: Her girlfriend tore her shirt and bra, scratched and hit her and burned her arms and legs with a lighted cigarette.
 
Silence fell over the courtroom for 21/2 minutes.
 
"After reviewing the definition for family or household member provided ... I don't believe, Miss Shields, you are entitled to a temporary protection order. Therefore, your motion is denied," Spurgeon said.

Mallory, also the prosecutor on this case, asked the judge to hear another motion on the matter.

Sarah Light, attorney for Shields' girlfriend, spoke up, telling the judge, "We do not believe that it does fall under the definition of family or household member ... especially considering Ohio's new law..."
 
Spurgeon interrupted her: "The motion is denied. You are excused."

Light was referring to the marriage amendment Ohioans passed in 2004.

"The case law in Ohio is clear," Massucci said. "This is clear homophobia at its worst. It's not even a veiled attempt."

Though it would not have helped Shields, State v. Carswell brought the matter to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2007. In a 6-1 decision, the justices said there is no conflict between treating unmarried victims of domestic violence as "family or household members" and denying them other benefits of marriage.

"It did not specifically speak to same-sex couples, but it logically includes LGBT victims," Smalz said.

Despite the opinion of the Mount Vernon Municipal Court judge, the majority of Ohio courts uphold that the domestic-violence law applies to same-sex couples, Smalz said.

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien handled the State v. Hadinger case in 1991.
 
"Probably 20 years ago, some judges ruled that LGBT persons cannot be family or household members," he said. "Since (my appeal), courts have treated the cases the same."

Looking forward 
 
Nancy Neylon, the executive director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, said the key to improving support and help for gays and lesbians is to increase services, especially legal services, so they understand their rights.

"Next year, (the agency) will launch a project that works with local domestic-violence programs to understand how to better serve (the community)," she said.

But increasing understanding and services is difficult when there's pushback, said Karen S. Days, president of the Center for Family Safety and Healing, which is based at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
 
Because of pushback from several schools involved, the coalition removed same-sex-oriented information from its It's Abuse program, which works to raise awareness about the signs of an abusive relationship and provide tips on how to maintain a healthy one, Days said.
 
"How can we expand services if people don't let us?"

Alex Stuckey is a fellow in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Statehouse News Bureau.
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