If I Have Joint Pain, Does That Mean I Have Osteoarthritis?

If I Have Joint Pain, Does That Mean I Have Osteoarthritis? (0:35)

There are many reasons for experiencing knee pain, says HealthMaker Andrew Feldman, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at NYU Langone Medical Center. In this video, learn how knee pain is not limited to osteoarthritis.

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No, not at all. Joint pain is a generic term, joint pain means many hurts. You can get joint pain from tendonitis, which I have right now on my left knee, which is not osteoarthritis. You can get it from over use, you can get it from arthritis. You can have a meniscus tear on you knee which is not arthritically-related, which is wreaking havoc on your fluids in your knee.

There's probably 20 reasons you have knee pain, and one of them is arthritis.