Osteoarthritis Teaching 2315
Patient/caregiver instructed osteoarthritis is a degenerative, noninflammatory joint disease. The cartilage that protects the ends of bones is worn away. It can affect all mobile joints, especially weight-bearing joints: hip, knee, and spinal column. Risk factors are advanced age, trauma, overuse of joints, genetic tendency, obesity, metabolic or endocrine abnormalities.
Reviewed September 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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Osteoarthritis Teaching 1175Taught that applying heat or cold, as directed by MD, is a measure aimed to preventing/controlling Osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis Teaching 1200Taught that controlling weight to prevent increased pressure on the joints is a measure aimed to preventing/controlling Osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis Teaching 1168Taught that setting realistic goals and balancing work with rest are measures aimed to preventing/controlling Osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis Teaching 1193Instructed on some factors that may increase the risk of developing/exacerbating Osteoarthritis, such as: advancing age, poor body posture and metabolic or endocrine abnormalities, among others.