In advanced stages there may be cracking called crepitus, which may be heard when the joint is moved. It is quite common in arthritis of knees. It is usually painless with dull sensation. Although it may hurt to move the joint, but inactivity can cause the joint to become stiff and even more painful. Moving your joints will also maintain strength in the muscles that support them, which helps protect them from further damage and pain low-impact activity like waling, swimming or biking are recommended.
Exercise increases blood supply of joints and around.
If you are overweight, losing weight well help slow the progression of osteoarthritis by taking excess physical stress off your already painful joint. It is essential to warn the patient that drugs cannot be taken for a very prolonged periods, and that they do not give a complete cure to the symptoms of the disease. This helps to normalize the cartilage matrix, in essence treating the disease at cellular level. Vitamin E and other rare minerals like Seluinium help solve problem. In some cases, surgery may be necessary to correct a deformity, to improve the movement in a joint or to replace a joint with an artificial device.