Is it true everybody over 30 has arteritis in there backs?!
Question: Yes, Osteoarthritis, wear and tear.
Osteoarthritis is more prevalent with increasing age, although the average age of onset is about 45years.
It is characterised by degenerative changes and sometimes hypertrophic changes (enlarged cells) in the bone and cartilage of one or more joints. There is also a progressive wearing down of adjacent joint surfaces with consequent distortion of joint position, usually without bony stiffening. The condition is also called degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease and hypertrophic arthritis.
The major risk factors for osteoarthritis are obesity, physical inactivity, joint trauma and injury, repetitive joint use and misalignment.
People who are overweight have a higher risk of developing osteoarthritis, especially in weight-bearing joints like the knees. Increased weight puts significantly more pressure on joints, causing cartilage (the cushioning layer between bones in a joint) to break down faster than usual.
Genetic factors, increasing age and female gender are also predisposing factors. Many cases of osteoarthritis can be prevented. Jobs that involve repetitious physical activity, overworking of the joints and the fatiguing of muscles that protect joints tend to increase the risk of osteoarthritis in those joints.
You do not wake up one morning with Osteoarthritis, it takes years after damage, repitive strains, knocks, breaks, fractures, but every Human over the age of 30 if we x-rayed their joints will show onset of wear and tear, which will be eventually diagnosed as Osteoarthritis. So when I see questions like 'How do I break my wrist, finger, leg?' I laugh because if they only knew the extreme pain they will be in later on in life, they would learn to take care in their youth. Have you noticed that Olympians, those going to Bejing are all over the age of 40, 50, because they are so fit? No, due to training real hard, they will be lucky if they make the Olympics by the age of 30, their peak. Best of Luck
Answers: Yes, Osteoarthritis, wear and tear.
Osteoarthritis is more prevalent with increasing age, although the average age of onset is about 45years.
It is characterised by degenerative changes and sometimes hypertrophic changes (enlarged cells) in the bone and cartilage of one or more joints. There is also a progressive wearing down of adjacent joint surfaces with consequent distortion of joint position, usually without bony stiffening. The condition is also called degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease and hypertrophic arthritis.
The major risk factors for osteoarthritis are obesity, physical inactivity, joint trauma and injury, repetitive joint use and misalignment.
People who are overweight have a higher risk of developing osteoarthritis, especially in weight-bearing joints like the knees. Increased weight puts significantly more pressure on joints, causing cartilage (the cushioning layer between bones in a joint) to break down faster than usual.
Genetic factors, increasing age and female gender are also predisposing factors. Many cases of osteoarthritis can be prevented. Jobs that involve repetitious physical activity, overworking of the joints and the fatiguing of muscles that protect joints tend to increase the risk of osteoarthritis in those joints.
You do not wake up one morning with Osteoarthritis, it takes years after damage, repitive strains, knocks, breaks, fractures, but every Human over the age of 30 if we x-rayed their joints will show onset of wear and tear, which will be eventually diagnosed as Osteoarthritis. So when I see questions like 'How do I break my wrist, finger, leg?' I laugh because if they only knew the extreme pain they will be in later on in life, they would learn to take care in their youth. Have you noticed that Olympians, those going to Bejing are all over the age of 40, 50, because they are so fit? No, due to training real hard, they will be lucky if they make the Olympics by the age of 30, their peak. Best of Luck
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No... if that were true, that would just give me another reason to not look forward to turning 30!