Osteoarthritis Is The Leading Cause of Disability In Ageing Seniors
Henry Ford Hospital researcher Fred Nelson, M.D., suggests that viewing the ageing knee as an organ similar to the way doctors examine the heart for heart disease could lead to better therapies for treating osteoarthritis. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons asserts that the risk for disability from osteoarthritis of the ageing knee is as great as that from cardiovascular disease.
Osteoarthritis of the knee is a slow, progressively degenerative disease in which cartilage gradually wears away due to trauma, ageing or infection. As the cartilage thins, the surrounding bone may thicken. Often bones rub against one another and this may be the source of pain. In most cases, normal activity becomes painful and difficult.
This ageing research could help ageing seniors in a big way but only if the ageing knee is monitored and cared for .
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