Pain is considered to be chronic if it lasts over 4 months, and may even lead to emotional effects including depression, anger, and anxiety. Learn more.

Evidence supports that a multidisciplinary approach is the best way to treat OA, involving specialists such as general practitioners, rheumatologists, physical therapists, and orthopedic surgeons.

Recent research shows that a number of different disease processes, ranging from cancer and heart disease to Alzheimer’s and fibromyalgia, may be more closely tied to inflammatory cascades in our immune system.