Osteoarthritis Care & Services

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Your OA care from the team that developed the guidelines

With OA, the cartilage in the joints gradually breaks down. We are constantly pushing the envelope to get you relief from your pain and restore function as much as possible, as soon as possible.

Physical Therapist, Andrea Sadler, working with patient on knee pain at the MelroseWakefield Hospital 888 Main rehabilitation office.

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Conditions

You don’t have to live with the symptoms of OA. Finding the right treatment is our top priority so that you can return to doing what is a priority to you. We can get you relief for conditions such as:

Back pain

Bone spurs

Grating sensation

Hand pain

Hip pain

Joint pain

Loss of flexibility

Pain

Stiffness

Swelling

Tenderness

Wrist pain

Testing

We will use imaging and blood tests to find the cause of your pain. Tests may include:

X-ray
MRI
CT scan
Blood tests
Urine tests

Treatments

We will develop a care plan that may include medication, therapies and possible surgery to help get you back to what you love. Your personalized treatment plan may include:

Braces
Physical therapy
Injections of medications into the joint
Oral medications
Topical medications
Surgery

One major research program is our study of complementary and alternative medicine, including Tai Chi for chronic rheumatic diseases. 

Osteoarthritis-related MR image biomarkers

We use customized software to measure the OA-related issues you may be experiencing. Using MRI or X-ray, we can explore the signs and progression (biomarkers) of your osteoarthritis, such as damage to the cartilage, a lesion in the bone marrow or swelling in the joint lining.

Cartilage damage index (CDI)
Bone Marrow Lesion
Effusion-Synovitis volume
Bone Volume Fraction (BVF)
Cartilage denudation
Bone Marrow Density (BMD)

Complementary + integrative medicine

We will help you improve your outcome from chronic medical conditions and prevention, such as OA. We study, develop and put into action different treatments and therapies that provide the highest quality of clinical care for you.

We have three areas of focus:

Conduct clinical scientific research projects in complementary and integrative medicine therapies.
Provide ongoing professional development and training in the clinical research of integrative medicine for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral candidates.
Present evidence that can help implement effective integrative medicine practices and improve the clinical care and health of patients with chronic diseases.