You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of, or doesn’t know of someone, affected be osteoarthritis (OA). OA is very common, affecting 1 in 6 Canadians, and only expected to become more prevalent in the coming years. It’s seen more often with age, and tends to affect the large weight-bearing joints such as the knees and hips most commonly. Now often when someone hears the term OA, they immediately associate it with a one way ticket to a joint replacement sur