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Is There a Link Between Extreme
Sports and Arthritis?

A recent report states that more people are at
risk of developing arthritis at a younger age due
to sporting activities such as  skiing and
snow-boarding.

Health care professionals generally agree that regular exercise may
help prevent arthritis. However, it does depend upon what sports you
love to play and how you play them.

If you are physically active in a sensible, regular manner then you will
keep your body healthy, fit and supple, your muscle groups active and
stay within your normal range of motion. However, if you are a
weekend sports-person, out of shape, overweight, in your older years
or have had previous injuries, your ability to participate in your
favorite activities can be severely restricted by arthritis, specifically
osteoarthritis.

Arthritic Conditions
There are more than 100 types of arthritic conditions. These include
rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, gout and osteoarthritis, which is
also known as degenerative arthritis. While many forms of arthritis are
caused by body illnesses that can affect other organ systems,
osteoarthritis is different. The most common symptom is pain in the
affected joints due to repetitive use which can be due to the general
wear and tear on the cartilage, or protective cushion, in your joints.

This damage can cause the bones to rub against each other,
resulting in pain, stiffness and a lack of mobility of the affected joint.
While exercise itself does not cause osteoarthritis, studies show that
damage to the joint area can.

The most common risk factors for developing osteoarthritis
include:
Aging
Over-weight
A previous joint injury
Heredity Factors
Overuse injuries
Lack of physical activity

Follow these health care tips to keep your joints healthy and
decrease your risk of developing osteoarthritis:
Warm up before and cool down after your activity. This is especially
important if you are undertaking a weight-bearing activity such as
jogging or skiing.
Keep your muscles supple and strong. Strengthening exercises help
protect and support joints.
Cross-train. This is very important to avoid overuse injuries. By
alternating low- and high-impact activities, you will keep your body in
good physical shape.
Try range of motion exercises to help maintain and improve your
flexibility.
Warm up with aerobic exercises to enhance your endurance and keep
your weight under control.
If you feel any pain or stiffness after your activity understand that your
body is sending you a message that you overdid. Consider what you
can do to avoid pain and stiffness next time.
Far Infrared therapy Body Bands and joint supports are effective aids
to help prevent pain, stiffness or injury following strenuous activity.
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The nation’s costs for arthritis and related conditions rose to $128 billion in 2003, and the tab will continue to grow as the U.S. Population gets older and heavier, the
government said Thursday.

The 2003 costs, the latest data available, included $80.8 billion in direct costs such as medical expenses and $47 billion in indirect costs such as lost wages, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention said.

The total was a 58 percent increase over the 1997 figure of $86.2 billion cost, largely because government surveys identified 9 million more cases of arthritis or related
conditions, the CDC said.

The CDC estimated that 46.1 million people were treated for arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in 2003, and 29.5 million of them lost earnings. The government
estimates 8 million more people will suffer from arthritis between 2005 and 2015.

The government recommended lowering costs with widespread use of self-management programs, which teach patients how to manage their pain and continue working with
the condition.

California had the largest costs from arthritis at $12.1 billion, followed by $8.7 billion in New York and Utah, and $7.6 billion in Florida.
The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not yet known. However, it is known that RA is an autoimmune disease. The body's natural immune system does not operate as it should,
resulting in the immune system attacking healthy joint tissue and causing inflammation and subsequent joint damage.
Researchers suspect that virus-like agents may trigger RA in some people who have an inherited tendency for the disease. Many people with RA share a certain genetic
marker.

Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, involves inflammation in the lining of the joints and/or other internal organs. RA typically affects many different joints. It can be chronic or can be a
disease of flares and remissions.
RA, which affects the entire body, is characterized by the inflammation of the membrane lining the joint, which causes pain, stiffness, warmth, redness and swelling. The
inflamed joint lining can invade and damage bone and cartilage. Inflammatory cells release enzymes that may digest bone and cartilage. The involved joint can lose its shape
and alignment, resulting in pain and loss of movement.

Major symptoms include inflammation of joints, swelling, difficulty moving and pain. Pain and swelling may occur in the same joints on both sides of the body and will usually
start in the hands or feet. RA affects the wrist and many of the hand joints, but usually not the joints that are closest to the fingernails (except the thumb). RA also can affect
elbows, shoulders, neck, knees, hips and ankles. It tends to persist over prolonged periods of time, and over time, inflamed joints may become damaged.
Other symptoms include: loss of appetite, fever, loss of energy, anemia and rheumatoid nodules (lumps of tissue under the skin.
Rheumatoid arthritis affects 2.1 million Americans, mostly women
Onset is usually in middle-age, but often occurs in the 20s and 30s
1.5 million women have rheumatoid arthritis compared to 600,000 men

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Health Care
Fact File
The latest data
available suggests
Arthritis conditions
will cost the U.S.
billions of dollars,
says new U.S.
Government Report.
And it could get much
worse as Americans
grow older, heavier
and less physical
Government says.
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