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What is Osteoarthritis?
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by Maryellen Seghy

If you have been diagnosed with arthritis you may wonder what it is and how it is going to affect you. Arthritis is another word for inflammation of the joints in your body. When a joint becomes inflamed it can cause you pain and restrict or limit your movement. Because arthritis affects so many different joints in your body there are several different types of arthritis. The most common type of arthritis is called osteoarthritis.
Joints have padding to protect them called cartilage. This

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