How to Use osteoarthritis in a Sentence

osteoarthritis

noun
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  • About two-thirds of them had back pain, and the rest had osteoarthritis pain in their knees and hips.
    — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • There’s osteoarthritis in the right hip and the body in general.
    — David Marchese David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
  • My osteoarthritis has started to get in my way with some of that.
    — Michelle Brooks, ajc, 27 Feb. 2022
  • When the cartilage cap at the end of your bones wears thin, this is known as osteoarthritis.
    — Dr. Harlan Selesnick, miamiherald, 23 Oct. 2017
  • If popping your joints is painful, that can be a sign of osteoarthritis.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The point here is that osteoarthritis is not just a concern for oldsters like me.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2021
  • In fact, 70 percent of those age 65 and older show some type of osteoarthritis via X-ray.
    — cleveland, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Think the lifetime runner with osteoarthritis in the knee who balks at boxing up the running shoes.
    — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Garth was diagnosed with osteoarthritis around the age of 45.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Best use: For mild to moderate pain, such as headaches and osteoarthritis.
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
  • More than 20% of dogs over the age of 1 in North America are thought to be affected by osteoarthritis.
    — Michael Jaffe, The Conversation, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The researchers discovered that the most common areas for osteoarthritis are the knees and hands.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • She’s talked at length to the press about having a leaky heart valve and being diagnosed with osteoarthritis.
    — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In some ways this is like moving a joint that is afflicted with osteoarthritis.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Dec. 2017
  • By then, obesity and osteoarthritis had robbed Maradona of the cartilage in his knees.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The most common cause of spinal stenosis is run-of-the-mill osteoarthritis, the Mayo Clinic says, but there are a variety of risk factors.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Best use: For mild to moderate pain such as headaches and muscle aches, and to manage osteoarthritis.
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Naked mole rat cells churn out tons of the stuff, and her lab has connected it to their sturdiness against osteoarthritis and cancer.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 May 2021
  • It’s been found helpful for lower back and neck pain as well as osteoarthritis, and may be helpful for cancer pain.
    — Liz Seegert, Fortune Well, 26 Apr. 2023
  • These 30—the scribes—had developed osteoarthritis: Their joint tissues wore away with use.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
  • Even chronic health problems like osteoarthritis can be to blame.
    — Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2017
  • The disease, though, does often develop at younger ages, unlike the more common osteoarthritis that is the result of wear and tear on the body.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • South African herb studied for osteoarthritis and back pain relief.
    — Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The myth that running causes osteoarthritis and ruins your knees has long been debunked.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 May 2018
  • Long a vibrant, active woman who had worked at FedEx, Blayde was stricken with osteoarthritis in her knees in her late-50s.
    — Tom Charlier, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Devil's claw may have the potential to relieve osteoarthritis and back pain.
    — Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Steinmetz explained that the new study proved that osteoarthritis becomes more common with age.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Heudebert suspected this pain was not just the man’s osteoarthritis.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The hospital admitted him for what was assumed to be a flare-up of his chronic osteoarthritis.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • For osteoarthritis, topical DMSO 25% gel applied three times a day for three weeks was beneficial.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024

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