The knobby excrescences at the left side of this vertebral column are due to degenerative osteoarthritis. This is the pronounced "lipping" of the vertebral bodies.
Finally, management and treatment of osteoarthritis can involve non-pharmacological approaches, like losing weight or moderate exercise, as well as physical therapy.
Higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, even some cancers, osteoarthritis and a clear link to mental conditions such as depression.
To dig up this dirt on potatoes, the researchers actually piggybacked on another, totally unrelated study about knee osteoarthritis called the Osteoarthritis Initiative.