Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It can cause joint pain and stiffness. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments.
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip
The hip is one of the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the elbow and shoulder
The shoulders and elbows are some of the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the foot and ankle
The foot and ankle are some of the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Learn more about the causes, treatments and symptoms.
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the spine
The spine is one of the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee
The knee is one of the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand and wrist
The hands and wrists are commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Learn more about what causes it, the symptoms and how it's treated.
Provision of knee braces for knee osteoarthritis (PROP OA):
Click here to read how the PROP OA randomised controlled trial (RCT) aimed to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of knee braces in the management of knee osteoarthritis, and included PPIE at every stage of their work.
Osteoarthritis - MICA: Synovial Fluid to Define Molecular Endotypes by Unbiased Proteomics in OA
Learn about our special strategic award - MICA: Synovial fluid to define molecular endotypes by unbiased proteomics in OA (STEpUP-OA), at University of Oxford.
Osteoarthritis - Centre for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis Versus Arthritis
Learn about our Centre for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis - aiming to understand the processes involved in OA to identify how and why it develops and progresses.
Osteoarthritis - Biomarkers and joint pain in military osteoarthritis study
Learn about our research into risk markers for osteoarthritis development in military personnel exposed to trauma, allowing us to predict who will develop OA.
Our osteoarthritis research highlights
Learn more about our leading research into osteoarthritis and our aim to develop better treatments, such as our progression in the development of an OA vaccine.
Osteoarthritis - Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis
Learn about our Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research, where experts in sports medicine and OA identify risk factors in sport injuries.
Osteoarthritis - PROMOTE: A trial of methotrexate to treat painful knee osteoarthritis
Learn about our clinical study of whether methotrexate is effective treatment for reducing pain in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared to a placebo.
Osteoarthritis - Targeting body clocks in joint cartilage towards therapies for osteoarthritis
Learn about our research into whether changes in the setting of our body clock are linked to the damage to joint cartilage seen in osteoarthritis (OA).