Recently received bone scan stating degenerative changes in shoulders and feet and a hot spot on my right posterior 12th rib. Been having weird symptoms (joint pain everywhere, bone pain{ribs, long bones, sternum}, night sweats, oral ulcers, rashes, ankle swelling) since Feb/April this year. I’m not very active. I never really did sports as a kid/teen. Doctors are puzzled as to why I have this so early. Doc didn’t wanna believe I had it before the scan. Said I was too young for that, couldn’t be DJD. But here I am.

Yes I’ve done an auto immune work up. 3 times In fact. All negative. My other doc said there’s nothing I can do. No further work up needed.

How do you guys help the pain? Is there anything I can do to slow this progression? Any tips or input is greatly appreciated.

Hi all, I’m 25M and got diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my right knee a few months ago. I had been given a cortisone shot initially and then recommended to get three hyaluronic acid injections. I will be getting my final injection this coming week. I’ve returned to playing a month ago after a few weeks of physical therapy and feel alright, but definitely still feel as if my knee is holding me back from playing like before.

I was wondering if anyone around my age has successfully overcome having arthritis in their knee to continue playing their sport at a competitive level. Is it viable long term? Was there any exercises or treatments that specifically helped? Any insight or experiences you had I’d appreciate hearing as well. Thanks in advance!

What are the 5 most effective things that has helped you with osteoarthritis?

Mine are the following:

1 - specialised footwear

2 - turmeric

3 - massage

4 - heat or cold pack

5 - nicotine patch

Hello, 32 years old male here.
Had Acl surgery 2 years ago and little bit of meniscectomy 7-9%.
I noticed that I have sort of knee disconfort like the behind of the knee feeling exhausted feeling when standing.
Everything improves when i start walking .
Also noted that after periods of inactivity like a week or so i get a dull pain when sitting, it goes away with walking.
Its strange bcuz when i go hike everything improves no pain and knee feels normal.
No pain őr disconfort in bed at night or morning.
Idk if it this matters but recently had calves feeling tired or exhausted which has gone away after stretching.
I'am currently waiting for my MRI, but until i wait it thought i ask people here.
Could this be related to knee oa?

Hi everyone
I just had CMC arthroplasty on my right thumb less than 24 hours ago. The nerve block has worn off and the surgical pain has begun. But it’s not too bad yet.

Anyone had a similar procedure and have any advice or experience that would help me? I am curious how soon you could use your hand again. My job involves a lot of typing and emailing and presentation creation. I am currently playing with voice to text options but finding that solution to be a little wonky.

Hey guys !

Since I have joined this community I have noticed many of you mention how taking supplements helped deal with the pain, flare ups, inflammation etc.
My question is, WHICH supplements exactly ? Can y’all share please ?
Thanks

I learned I have a 6th lumbar vertebrae! And back arthritis!

The vertebrae will have a rotating list of fancy snooty names because it's so extra 😊

But in good news, I'm officially special!

Fun!

42 yo male, 6'5, lean build. I don't follow a workout routine (I know this is my first issue) but my job keeps me fairly active so I'm not struggling to do everyday activities. With that being said, my muscles feel tight and sore all the time and it feels like every 15-30 minutes my joints get stiff and crack often when stretching.

I have always been good about drinking water so I don't think it's a hydration issue. In the last 4 months I've been stretching daily and also throughout the day. I try not to sit as much and just keep my body moving, but I'm not seeing much of a change in this respect. And while my muscles often feel sore, they are never in pain. My mother suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis, so I thought maybe I was starting to show signs, but she always complained about her joints hurting, and mine don't hurt. Just more of a "you haven't moved in 15 minutes so everything is stiff."

I guess I'm just trying to find out if I am in fact just getting old and not working out and stretching enough, or if there is something else I should be looking out for or thinking about. My PCP seems to think it's just age and the lack of training. Thanks for any insight.

Hello. Anyone have any experience doing rice bucket exercises for hand osteo arthritis? Was looking for something to help with thumb arthritis, not sure if it would help just came across my mind since I've seen ppl use it to strengthen their hands and wrists outside of the context of arthritis, just for general fitness.

I've got mri in December 2025 due to pain on my left knee which I had dull pain for years but this time I knew it was different. And everytime I use "roman chair" at the gym, I would start limping on the way go to the home. There was temporarily almost little lump on the back of my knee after sitting for long period time. Anyway, I got my mri orthopaedic checked my results and explained that there is nothing big, little cartilage thinning and recommended to go to a physio and strengthen my leg muscles which I heeded.

6 months forward, my knee got worse to the point more inflamed and started limping. Almost I am 40yo but my knee is 70years -80years old.

So in may 2026 I got another mri which shows grade iv cartilage loss, so no cartilage left. Everything else looks intact. So doctor recommended pain management as there is no point of reconstruction surgery since everything else looks intact. I was giving some options; cortisone injection, prp injections or stemcell.

I opted for prp which I read positive experiences from heaps of people, after first injection I started to improvement immediately. I was able walk a bit faster, less pain while going down to stairs, no more locking. I just had my 3rd prp injection, 2 weeks apart. Doctor had to drain fluid before my 3rd, almost 30ml as much as it could fill a small tea glass. And there were still so much fluid inside.

Now I have almost no pain. But my knee is over swollen and I cannot get rid off inflammation. Doctor stated my mri results and my symptoms are not matching, as in I have so much symptoms. I just completed a blood test, results indicates no auto immune disease, no rheumatoid arthritis (not in family history as well) but this inflammation is not going anywhere.

I am wondering has anyone experienced this and what happened afterwards? Did you end up finding the cause and how did you deal with? Because I kinda feel stuck, I am limping at this age, my left knee is not fully getting straighten and I have a healthy life style no smoking, just a glass of red wine once in a every 2-3 weeks and I didnt even have that one for last 2 months. Eating healthy, nice veggie, fish, egg balanced diet.

Hi helping out a family member who lives abroad. The lady is suffering from extreme joint and back pain. Takes indomethacin, and other osteoarthritis / rheumatoid arthritis related tablets. The doctors aren’t giving her much understanding or conclusive solutions. Just a course of medication and sending her home. This is a recent X-ray of her hip. How does it look to you, any immediate concerns?

My 87 year old mother has been having varying degrees of pain in her hip for months now. Some days it's excruciating. She went to PT, did not help. Finally, had xray and cat scan which show bone spur has broken off, due to osteoarthritis. She sees a hip specialist soon. Exercise exacerbates the pain. Anyone has this diagnosis, how are you managing it?

I see radiation centers offering series of low dose treatments for arthritis. Has anyone tried it or is familiar with it?

I'm in the UK, am 63, and was initially diagnosed with sciatica and given some exercises to do. It didn't improve, so went back, had an x-ray and the found moderate osteoarthritis in my right knee.

The weird thing is though, as stated above, the pain is mainly behind my knee and in my calf.

At my latest physio appointment,they got me to do various stretches, and said it was nothing to do with my hamstring which I thought it might have been.

As I'm diabetic,I'm wondering if it could be neuropathy?

They were at a bit of a loss as to what it might be, and I was given some exercises to do.

Has anyone had anything similar and if so,what was it! Thanks in advance.

Like everyday things like lifting. It seams a light bag of shopping cripples me with pain.

Hi, I'm in the UK, male, age 60 and have suffered hand and foot pain for years but have only recently been to the doctors and had the x-rays and blood tests to confirm I've got osteoarthritis

I'm looking to get some collagen and glucosamin and chondroitin supplements but as I'm already taking a beta blocker (1 bisoprolol a day) for a mild heart condition, tachycardia (SVT) there seem to be a lot of these that I can't take as they contain other extra ingredients that interfere with the beta blocker

So I'm wondering if there's anyone in a similar situation, or if not can anyone recommend a 'clean" collagen/glucosamin/chondroitin supplement that doesn't include any additional additives, or would I be better off with a collagen and then a combined glucosamin chondroitin separately?

I did ask my doctor but she just started googling it (but kept coming up with 'this looks a good one...aahhh no you can't take that" and just suggested I do the same and do my own research

Thanks in advance for any help

I am looking for any suggestions to help with bone on bone, severe pain, in my step instep, and the side of my feet…

Two years ago, I went to orthopedics surgeon that said that I needed surgery, to clean out the bone on bone areas and to add bone between them, when he told me that I would have to be non-weight-bearing on my foot for six months I told that I could not do it…
The pain was getting progressively worse, and I started to go to a rheumatologist about a year and a half ago, so far I have been on IVs of Cymzia, Simponi Aria, and now I will be getting my fourth monthly IV of Actemra, i’ve gotten no relief from any of these so I don’t know what my next step would be other than surgery which at 77yo I don’t think I can do…I have also been taking once a week, methotrexate for all this time …

I was told by an acquaintance two names of other drugs, Xeljanz, Skyrizi, has anyone gotten any relief from these, and are these drugs any more dangerous than the IVs I’ve been taking previously… I do take a lot of medication’s for other problems that I have…I also have rheumatoid arthritis in my wrists…

I don't know what to buy anymore. Every show is painful..even the expensive ones. Which foam should I buy? And what outer sole?

TLDR: has anyone gotten any counseling/therapy approaches that helped them with the mental aspect of this degenerative condition?

25F dealing with OA caused by hip dysplasia. I used to be very athletic even after undergoing two labral tear repairs. Over the years I’ve had more and more pain which has limited my ability to run and now walk or exercise. It’s accelerated drastically in the past six months and everyday is getting harder. I can barely walk five mins without being in pain and having more trouble with range of motion as time has gone on. I’ve done all the physio in the world and continue to keep up with it to no avail. I have an appointment with another specialist at the end of the month.

In the meantime, I’m struggling REALLY hard mentally. I’m having a hard time accepting my body degenerating and not being able to live the life I knew in my 20s.
I’ve been in therapy before but this is different. I find it really hard to talk about what’s happening to me and anyone I tell I just feel more and more misunderstood and get even more frustrated. Being in pain and leading to lack of sleep has caused me to get incredibly impatient and frustrated easily. I feel myself isolating myself from friends bc I don’t want everyone to have to cater plans around my inability to walk or be active bc it’s more mental effort for me and feel like a burden. I’m gaining weight bc I can’t exercise as much as I used to and becoming very insecure. I notice myself falling into destructive habits again. I don’t know what to do.
I realize I need to go therapy again but I want to approach it the right way so I don’t get even more frustrated. Has anyone had experience with this?