Arthritis is a common chronic diseases, the most common are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are two kinds of arthritis is estimated that China's current 100 million or more, and the number is growing. According to statistics, half of people over the age of 50 suffer from osteoarthritis; 65 people over the age of 90% of the women and 80% of men suffering from osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is a kind of movable joints of non-inflammatory lesions, it is characterized by degradation of articular cartilage and joint surfaces and the edge of new bone formation. This disease is also called degenerative joint disease.