Discover why osteoarthritis is not just a joint disease but a whole-person disease. Learn about some whole-person factors that contribute to the development of osteoarthritis and what it means to treat osteoarthritis through an integrative and functional medicine approach.

In people with osteoarthritis, is the progression of joint disease and joint pain an inevitable part of life and part of the natural course of disease? The understanding in the field of osteoarthritis has evolved to characterize it as a whole-body condition, which requires a holistic, whole-person intervention for optimal care.