8 Visual Signs Of Osteoarthritis

4. Deformed Joints

When swelling occurs so much as to cause joints to become deformed, it makes common daily tasks difficult to accomplish. Things like buttoning a shirt, chopping vegetables, and climbing stairs require the help of others. Some people find they have to quit longtime hobbies like knitting and bowling because their joints to not work as well as they used to. Knobbing fingers and bow-legs are common outcomes.