Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is nothing else than the result of the chronic deterioration of the cartilage of one or more joints ( Cartilage is a complex tissue allowing the articulation of one bone over another) due to micro-or macro-trauma (repetitive motion, chronic inflammation, sprains, intra-articular fractures, obesity, ...) eventually wearing out and leadng to stiffness, which can become invalidating. The symptoms of osteoarthritis are mainly characterized by a painful morning stiffness which fades with movement and during warm up. Currently there is no effective treatment other than the use of a prosthesis or cartilage graft. Much research is underway to find new molecules that would rebuild the cartilage. Before resorting to surgery one has recourse to symptomatic treatments: anti-inflammatory drugs (All of them have serious cardiovascular or digestive side effects), peripheral or central analgesics, exercise in order to renew the synovial liquid, lubricating articulation (kinesitherapy, soft gymnastics,…).

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