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Osteoarthritis Resources
Osteoarthritis is a condition which affects the whole joint and surrounding muscles. Over time, our joints naturally wear and then repair themselves. Osteoarthritis occurs when there is more wear than repair.
With good support and management, you can continue to live well and have a healthy and active lifestyle with osteoarthritis.
This section gives an explanation of what osteoarthritis is and includes resources which you may find useful.Â
Click on the menu below to find links to download and watch or read the resources.
Osteoarthritis Leaflets
It is well known that back pain can be a considerable problem for some people, with great costs to them individually and to society as a whole.
Osteoarthritis Guidebook Short Version
This is a shorter version of the osteoarthritis guidebook and is a useful quick reference guide to understand more about osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis and You, there are things we can do - explaining osteoarthritis
This leaflet explains what osteoarthritis is and how people can manage it.
It has been created by researchers and people with osteoarthritis. There is also an accompanying animation, which you will find in the osteoarthritis animation section of this website.
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This project was funded by the NIHR Research For Patient Benefit Programme (PB-PG-0817-20031) and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.Â