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Michael Makover

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posted 09/09/2008, comments (0)

Part 1 -- Osteoarthritis Prevention Strategies

The best medical strategy is to prevent disease. In this post and the next I will discuss preventive strategies for osteoarthritis. These are very effective, but obviously cannot protect against arthritis completely. One can only do so much in following this advice. Remember that injuries are never completely preventable, lifestyle is seldom... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/20/2008, comments (0)

Do Chinese people experience more or less osteoarthritis than Americans?

Epidemiological studies of osteoarthritis in different populations are interesting for several reasons. For one, if we were to find that osteoarthritis was particularly more prevalent amongst a certain population, we may gain better insight into what causes osteoarthritis. Is it, for example, an activity that the population performs that... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/13/2008, comments (0)

Tips For Preventing Osteoarthritis Part 1

Ideally, the best medical strategy is to prevent disease. In this post and the next I will discuss preventive strategies for osteoarthritis. These are very effective, but obviously cannot protect against arthritis completely. One can only do so much in following this advice. Remember that injuries are never completely preventable, lifestyle is... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/11/2008, comments (0)

Are Olympic athletes at greater risk for developing osteoarthritis?

As I have stressed in previous blogs, as I emphasize in my book, The Arthritis Handbook: Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis (Diamedica, 2008), and as I tell my patients every day, joints need movement and exercise to stay healthy. Without exercise, joints start to degenerate. Study after study indicates that... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/19/2008, comments (0)

More Teens are Suffering From Arthritis

Here's a story from the Ohio State University Medical Center called "Arthritis in Teens Getting More Attention."It seems that "growing pains" might be a sign of something more serious."It's become much more common to see teenagers with the condition -- some requiring hip replacements before the age of 20," the... Read more Chevron

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