Release Date: January 2008

HANDOUT ON HEALTH: OSTEOARTHRITIS

Nearly 21 million Americans have osteoarthritis—the most common type of arthritis. Osteoarthritis mostly affects cartilage, the hard but slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones where they meet to form a joint. As a result, people with this condition usually experience joint pain, inflammation, and stiffness. Learn more, including available treatment options and helpful exercises, with Handout on Health: Osteoarthritis. This free publication is from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. For your copy, send your name and address to the Federal Citizen Information Center, Dept. 537R, Pueblo, CO 81009. Or call toll-free 1 (888) 8 PUEBLO, that’s 1 (888) 878-3256, and ask for Item 537R. And visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov to read or print this and hundreds of other FCIC publications for free.

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