What Do You Know About Osteoarthritis?
Learn more about osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, by taking this quiz.
3. Which of these is a factor in developing osteoarthritis?
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Researchers think that a combination of advancing age, excess body weight, past joint injury, and family history may bring on osteoarthritis. Each person is different, however. In some people, the disease progresses quickly; in some people, the symptoms are more serious, according to the NIAMS. In most cases, osteoarthritis develops slowly. At first, joints may ache after exercising or doing other physical activity. The joints most often affected by osteoarthritis are the hands, knees, hips, and spine.
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