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Many people assume that arthritis is a condition of older people and that it is inevitable as a part of aging.  Neither assumption is true.

While arthritis often first becomes symptomatic later in life, the degenerative changes that cause arthritic symptoms actually begin in most cases in the 20 to 30 age range and often even before that.  Traumas, poor posture, poor ergonomics, lack of exercise, and poor nutrition all play a part in joint degeneration.  Since arthritis actually starts in young adulthood in most cases, it is a good idea at any age to take the appropriate steps to minimize the development and progression of arthritis.

Although not all of the causes of arthritis can always be avoided, it is possible for many people to prevent arthritis and avoid significant joint degeneration throughout even very long lifetimes.  I have seen several particularly healthy “older” patients over the years and have had the chance to view X-rays on some of them.  In such cases, their X-rays and other imaging studies show no signs of arthritis despite the fact that some of these people have been in their 80’s and 90’s!

 If you already have arthritis, I’ll be discussing in future posts the things you can do to slow or even reverse the progression.  For now though, simply be aware that arthritis is not simply a fact of life as you get older. 

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