When to Talk to Your Physician
Nothing on this page is intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice. For medical advice, see your physician.

If you have any of the signs below or questions about them, you should speak to your physician.

Potential Warning Signs of osteoarthritis:
• Steady or intermittent pain in a joint.
• Stiffness in a joint after getting out of bed or after sitting for a long time.
• Swelling or tenderness in one or more joints.
• A crunching feeling or the sound of bone rubbing on bone
• Your parents or close relatives have osteoarthritis.
• Sports injury which never quite healed.
• Is the affected area hot, red, or tender? If so, it may not be osteoarthritis.
Check with your physician about other causes, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

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