Osteoarthritis : Complications

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Complications could include:
Decreased ability to walk; Decreased ability to perform everyday activities, such as personal hygiene, household chores, or cooking; Adverse reactions to drugs used for treatment; Surgical complications.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 6, 2007
Osteoarthritis is a progressive disorder without a permanent cure. In some patients, the rate of progression can be slowed by weight loss, appropriate.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
OA is a progressive disorder without a permanent cure. In some patients, the rate of progression can be slowed by weight loss, appropriate exercise, surgical treatment, and the use of alternative therapies.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
There is no cure for osteoarthritis, and no treatment alters its progression with any certainty. Only heart disease has a greater impact on work, and 5% of those who leave the work force do so because of osteoarthritis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Secondary osteoarthritis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
An activities of daily living (ADL) evaluation is an assessment of an individual's physical and sometimes mental skills. In the area of physical or occupational therapy , it reflects how well a disabled patient or someone recovering from disease or accident can function in daily life.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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