Osteoarthritic Joint Pain

by Jamie A. Goode and Derek J. Chadwick

Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease associated with joint pain and loss of joint function. It has an estimated incidence of 4 out of every 100 people and significantly reduces the quality of life in affected individuals. The major symptoms are chronic pain, swelling and stiffness; severe, chronic joint pain is often the central factor that causes patients to seek medical attention. Within the affected joint, there is focal degradation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470867612
• ISBN13: 9780470867617
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"