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by Sandra Kim Leong

Osteoarthritis is a very common form of disease. There are many people who are suffering from the pain and inflammation that comes with this disease. Even if you have not been medically diagnosed, the debilitating symptoms are easy to recognize. Here are some of the osteoarthritis treatment options that you can consider as a patient.

Conventionally, an osteoarthritis treatment focuses on reducing inflammation, pain, and stiffness in patients. This means that most osteoarthritis treatments do not delve deep enough in addressing the underlying causes for the disease. Conventional treatment options usually include drug therapy, surgical intervention, lifestyle management, and physical and occupational therapy.

Most drug therapy involves the use of NSAID class drugs. These are widely used drugs that are non-steroid based and that helps to reduce your inflammation. Although NSAID drugs can be quite effective at managing the symptoms of osteoarthritis, they have also been linked to side effects, including kidney problems and gastrointestinal ulcers."