Osteoarthritis commonly referred to as (OA) is caused by obesity, injury and by aging joints. The symptoms for this condition include stiffness and joint pain. Treatment for this involves exercise and medication depending on the affected joint such as the hip, knee, back, wrist, hand and neck. OA is a very common form of arthritis and stands as a leading cause of chronic disability in the U.S. The condition in present day has affected about 1.9 million people in Australia, 27 million in the United States and 8 million in the United Kingdom.
Databases
#1 DatabaseTitle of source: Prevention of injury-related knee osteoarthritis: Opportunities for the primary and secondary prevention of knee osteoarthritisLocation of source (URL): http://arthritis-research.com/content/pdf/ar3113.pdf
Owner or publisher: Arthritis Research and Therapy by Charles R Ratzlaff and Matthew H LiangDescription the research database: The research starts by identifying that hip and knee OA has experienced prevention strategies that have not been beneficial as such. It identifies advanced obesity, injury and age as the major risk factors. The research indicates that there is inadequate evidence on the possible modification on the risk factors and which is effective in preventing symptoms and progressive disease in persons who develop OA early. With this regards, the research indicates the clinical and biological data on the efficacy of interventions that target biochemical and neuromuscular factors making OA an attractive public health target. Possible research opportunities for the future have been included as well.
Relation of the Research to the Topic: Osteoarthritis especially in relation to the knee has been discussed deeply in this research. Despite OA becoming a public health concern, the research uses current evidence and musculoskeletal medicine to indicate that at least one subset of the injury related knee OA could be possibly be prevented while the prevalence and incidence may be reduced.
#2 Database
Owner or publisher: The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions
Description the research database: The research starts from scratch by explaining what osteoarthritis is, its risk factors, its epidemiology, prognosis and outcome, individual impact, social impact, diagnosis and extends to the fundamental holistic approach to the management and assessment of the condition. It indicates how non-pharmacological management of osteoarthritis, the pharmacological and education play a key role in reducing cases.
Relation of the Research to the Topic: This research is critical in that, it explains the existing information regarding osteoarthritis and explains it in clear terms and calculations. The database then indicates that medical professionals have a duty to the public in relation to unexplained events relating to osteoarthritis. Some of this include, short and long term benefits of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, the benefits of combining the two, and predictors of good outcome after partial joint replacement amongst others.
#3 Database
Owner or Publisher: Arthritis Research & Therapy and Nutrition and Health Department, Nestle Research center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
Description the research database: The research records that there is a skeptical regard on the efficacy of nutrition for osteoarthritis by the medical and scientific community despite the fact that patients have broadly accepted it. It pays reference to most relevant in vitro and animal studies to enable shed light on potential mechanisms of action. Far still, it adopts scientific evidence that exists for some nutritional interventions in the provision of symptom relief to osteoarthritic patients.
Relation of the Research to the Topic: The database will come in handy to elaborate that nutrition can boost symptoms of declared OA. It will further help to explain that the role nutrition plays in the slowing down progression of the disease is yet to be seen. Despite that, nutritional research in OA indicates that there are only a few ingredients tested thus there is need for further investigation. Prognostic tools to detect healthy subjects at high risk of OA development should be created in this technological era.
#4 Database
Owner or Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services, USA and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Description of the database: The research in this case assesses the existing association between patient-centered outcomes and intermediate and harms with therapeutic interventions in communities in which there are adult dwellers who experience chronic knee pain that is secondary to osteoarthritis while it also examines the minimum and valid clinical important differences of the tools that indicate outcome measurement.
Relation of the Research to the Topic: Relying on this database helps to interrelate the existing evidence on the prevalence and incidence of osteoarthritis by considering physical interventions which include proprioception exercise, aquatic and aerobic. It further forms ground upon which as a health professional, one may be in a position to deliver reliable and accurate advice to a patient on the long term adherence to and benefits of the existing physical therapy including the most beneficial combination of exercises.
#5 Database
Owner or Publisher: Arthritis Foundation
Description of the database: This was part of a policy enacted back in 2010 in the United States after the realization that osteoarthritis was the nation’s most common form of arthritis which lead to massive disabilities. The database includes statistics looks to list the socioeconomic costs that the individuals and the community have to incur after the incidences and prevalence. The database then lays down plans and proposals for which action may be taken to get things to normality. This 2010 plan predicts that going by the increasing cases of aging and obesity in the United States, economic consequences and health impact will be increased dramatically.
Relation of the Research to the Topic: Upon realization that the report contains data and information from 2010, this database becomes a critical analytic tool in the pattern of incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis. It forms ground for comparison on how osteoarthritis cases have changed after this national policy was implemented. As a result therefore, it will offer advice on what other measures policy makers should adopt to combat osteoarthritis both at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The database further sheds more light on how future predictions will be about the condition in addition to the possible socioeconomic barriers that are bound to develop considering the fact that obesity as a risk factor has been growing steadily.
References
A National Public Health Agenda for. (n.d.). Arthritis Foundation: Take Control. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/docs/oaagenda.pdf
Ameye, L., & Chee, W. (n.d.). Osteoarthritis and nutrition. From nutraceuticals to functional. Nutrition and Health Department, Nestlé Research Center. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://arthritis-research.com/content/pdf/ar2016.pdf
Effective Health Care Program. (n.d.). Physical Therapy Interventions for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/products/241/1285/CER77_KneePain_FinalReport_20121015.pdf
OSTEOARTHRITIS. (n.d.). The National Collaborating Centre. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG059FullGuideline.pdf
Prevention of injury-related knee osteoarthritis:. (n.d.). Arthritis Research and Therapy. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from http://arthritis-research.com/content/pdf/ar3113.pdf
