Friday, July 21, 2017

Factors That Can Cause Arthritis

By Anthony Martin


Bone inflammation is a condition that manifests when one or more joints in the body experience stiffness and pains. This condition, also known as arthritis, is known to affect about 50 million people in America, who have been predisposed to the problem by several factors ranging from the modifiable ones to the non-modifiable ones. Some modifiable risk factors of this problem include physical inactivity, diet, obesity, smoking, occupation and joint injuries. Among the non-modifiable risk factors are hereditary, hormones, sex, and age.

One cannot control the aging process. As long as one doesn't want to die, the other option is to grow old and face the challenges of old age. At old age, the cartilage may have been exposed to more wear and tear, exposing the bones to grind against themselves. As this happens, inflammation occurs and the pains are strongly felt.

Being a male or a female also says a lot about one's likeliness of having this bone inflammation. It has been discovered that more women have it than men. Statistics say that 64% of women have it more than the men. Of all the types of bone stiffness and inflammation that exist, only Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and gout are more common in men. The other forms of this condition are more pronounced in women.

For every 100 patients affected by certain hormones in the body that are responsible for causing the rheumatoid condition, it has happened persistently that about 70 of them are women. This statistics is consistent with what is obtainable in Russellville AR. Hence, it can be concluded that hormones are also part of the risk factors for this condition. Women are therefore supposed to be more attentive to their daily lifestyle and moderate their activities in order to be more exposed to having the condition.

Just like some diseases are hereditary, the same is also applicable to this one. People who have the gene known as human leukocyte antigen (HLA) are more likely to have the problem, and pass the risk on to the younger generation through child bearing. Anyway, HLA is not always responsible for this, but it cannot be denied that it has caused the condition more often than not.

To reduce the number of these patients in Russellville AR today, people must learn to be active. Instead of sitting at home all day, it will make more sense to take a walk or jog for about 30 minutes regularly. This will make the bones to be more flexible and the stiffness that causes pains at the joints will disappear. Since this is what one can do by making a decision, it can be said that activity or inactivity is a modifiable risk factor.

If you know a person who has joint pains/inflammation and still consumes a lot of sodium salt, that person should be educated on the likeliness of worsening his or her condition. It is better for the person to avoid sodium salts and take more of water and fruits like bananas. Feeding plays a major role in determining if one will have the condition or not.

In the same vein, smoking does not help at all. In fact, it is one of the major causes of bone degradation and will cause any natural healing process of the bones to be carried out slowly. Although the exact way by which smoking affects bone healing is not exactly known, studies have shown that it actually happens. It is, therefore, necessary to stop smoking if you want to reduce your chances of having joint pain or inflammation.




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