A 58-Year-Old Woman Has Been Diagnosed with Primary OA of Her

A 58-year-old woman has been diagnosed with primary OA of her hands and feet.She is very upset about the diagnosis and tells the nurse she is too young to have arthritis and at this rate she will be hopelessly crippled by the time she is 70.What is the best response to the patient?

A) Osteoarthritis can be well controlled with a regimen of exercise,diet,and medications.
B) Osteoarthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints,which may occur at any age.
C) Joint degeneration with pain and deformity occurs in the majority of people by the age of 60.
D) Osteoarthritis is more common with aging but usually is localized and does not cause deformity.