Women Are More Susceptible To Osteoarthritis

Do you face any uneasiness while climbing stairs or feel some stiffness after sitting for a long duration? Don't neglect it. It could be Arthritis. It's a myth that it affects older people only. Arthritis, especially Osteoarthritis, is on an alarming rise with a study finding that we have over 180 million patients in India, many below the age of 25 and that too women.

The commonest reasons for this rising trend amongst the women-

1. Genetics - Osteoarthritis runs in families through a particular genetic link amongst the female members of a family. Women, whose mothers developed Osteoarthritis, will in all probability face the identical problem at the same age.

2. Biological System - Women are expected to give birth as traditionally a woman happens to be complete after becoming a mother. So the tissues in their lower body have more elasticity than men. The joints possibly move around a little more, making them prone to injury.

3. Hormonal Problems - Female hormones have an effect on the cartilage. Oestrogens are one of the female hormones that safeguard the cartilage from swelling or inflammation, leading to osteoarthritis. The Oestrogen levels go down after menopause in women making them more susceptible to develop Osteoarthritis.

4. Obesity - Statistics reveal that more women than men are obese and this obesity is a major contributor to Osteoarthritis. Surplus weight exerts more force on joints and may cause the cartilage between joints to wear away faster. 

Preventive measures to evade Osteoarthritis
 
1. Weight Loss - If you are overweight, the best remedy for you will be to reduce the surplus weight. Weight loss of just 5% may lessen stress on the knees, hips, and lower back.

2. Exercise - The safest exercises are those that place the least body weight on the joints, such as light –weightlifting, bicycling and swimming. But if you already have osteoarthritis, first consult a speciality joint pain management clinic.

3. Avoid injury - Suffering from a joint injury when you are young predisposes you to Osteoarthritis in the same joint when you get older. By injuring a joint as an adult may put the joint at even greater risk. 

4. Eat properly - Ensure to consume lots of antioxidants and vitamins (C and D). You can eat citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits and lemons as well as tomatoes for Vitamin C intake. Similarly to avail Vitamin D, you may consume fortified milk and eggs or have sea-foods like sardine fish and shrimps.
Act right now before it’s too late. Prevention is always better than cure.

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