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“A Healthy Lifestyle Should Be Painless!” 5 SURPRISING SYMPTOMS OF ARTHRITIS
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Causes of Osteoarthritis While theexactmechanismsofhowOAstartsarenotknown,a lifestyleof inactivity,poordiet,weakness inanarea, injury, or disease can accelerate OA in people, even in young adults. Your cartilage is a shock absorber for your joints and depends on your overall health and nutrition to survive the relentless daily pounding it takes. Over time, joint alignment and muscle weakness around a joint can significantly affect the pressure on the cartilage causing it to wear down faster. 5 Symptoms of Osteoarthritis Whatmostpeoplearenotawareof isthatarthritis inthespine,knees,hips,andfingersarethemostcommonareas for Osteoarthritis to occur. The symptoms typically come on slowly, but as the disease continues more symptoms occur such as: 1. Pain in a joint. 2. Swelling or tenderness in one or more joints. 3. Stiffness after periods of sitting or inactivity. This is especially noted when getting up in the morning. 4. Flare-ups of pain and inflammation after using the arthritic joint. 5. Crunching feeling or sounds of bone rubbing on bone (called crepitus) when moving the joint.
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