Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis, and mainly affects older people. It can start from as young as 30 years but most of us do not experience any symptoms until after the age of 50. Osteoarthritis is largely unpreventable. By the 65 years of age, 90% of people will have at least some evidence of osteoarthritis on ab x-ray even if they do not experience any symptoms. While you may not be able to save your joints from osteoarthritis entirely, you can minimize the risk, severity and age of onset of symptoms to some degree. Even if you already have osteoarthritis, there are many simple lifestyle measures that can take to reduce the severity of the symptoms. What happens to the joints? It is important to first understand what exactly occurs in the joints for osteoarthritis to develop. There are many different structures that make up a joint but basically it is made up of two ends of bones, cartilage that caps these bones, a joint lining and capsule. The cartilage is where most of the problem lies in osteoarthritis. Joint cartilage is constantly being replenished in life. It wears down with physical activity but its ability to … Continue reading How To Prevent And Ease Knee Osteoarthritis