What is osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive loss of joint cartilage; it is the most common form of arthritis. It may be hereditary, developmental, metabolic, or related to mechanical, viral, or bacterial factors.
How do members experience osteoarthritis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with osteoarthritis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Mobility limited by distanceHow bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain in lower backHow bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
PainHow bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
FatigueHow bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain in back of neck and shouldersHow bad it is
- 47 osteoarthritis patients report severe pain in back of neck and shoulders (37%)
- 44 osteoarthritis patients report moderate pain in back of neck and shoulders (35%)
- 24 osteoarthritis patients report mild pain in back of neck and shoulders (19%)
- 10 osteoarthritis patients report no pain in back of neck and shoulders (8%)
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for osteoarthritis*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Physical TherapyHow many have tried
2,022
- 10 patients have reported taking this treatment within the past 5 years
Tried for
osteoarthritis (10)Type
Over the Counter DrugHow many have tried
1,838
- 5 patients have reported taking this treatment within the past 5 years
Tried for
osteoarthritis (5)*Data from patients with osteoarthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with osteoarthritis*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
- 0 evaluations from osteoarthritis patients report major effectiveness of Physical Therapy for osteoarthritis (0%)
- 1 evaluation from a osteoarthritis patient reports moderate effectiveness of Physical Therapy for osteoarthritis (33%)
- 2 evaluations from osteoarthritis patients report slight effectiveness of Physical Therapy for osteoarthritis (67%)
- 0 evaluations from osteoarthritis patients report none effectiveness of Physical Therapy for osteoarthritis (0%)
- 0 evaluations from osteoarthritis patients report that they could not tell effectiveness of Physical Therapy for osteoarthritis (0%)
Side effects
- 0 evaluations from osteoarthritis patients report severe overall side effects for Physical Therapy (0%)
- 1 evaluation from a osteoarthritis patient reports moderate overall side effects for Physical Therapy (33%)
- 0 evaluations from osteoarthritis patients report mild overall side effects for Physical Therapy (0%)
- 2 evaluations from osteoarthritis patients report no overall side effects for Physical Therapy (66%)
Total evaluations
3Tried for
osteoarthritis (10)Perceived effectiveness
No evaluationsSide effects
No evaluationsTotal evaluations
0Tried for
osteoarthritis (5)*Data from patients with osteoarthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.