Lifelong Effects of Arthritis 😕

Name: Lifelong Effects of Arthritis 😕
Uploaded: 2024-02-29T21:00:11+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: This content was created by Dr. Charles Mok. This content was uploaded by Dr. Charles Mok. This is a YouTube video titled "Lifelong Effects of Arthritis…

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This content was created by Dr. Charles Mok. This content was uploaded by Dr. Charles Mok. This is a YouTube video titled "Lifelong Effects of Arthritis 😕" (excerpt dated 2024-02-29) consisting of a single-speaker medical/health discussion. The speaker (labeled SPEAKER A) summarizes studies linking single-joint lower-extremity arthritis to reduced lifespan (about 1.8 years for people of normal weight and ~3.5 years for obese individuals) and critiques common treatments—noting that steroid injections may accelerate progression toward joint replacement while hyaluronic acid injections provide limited, non-reversing benefit.

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And studies have shown that if you have single joint arthritis, such as the knee, lower extremity arthritis, that has some impairment on mobility and it's not reversed in some way, it shortens your lifespan by 1.8 years if you're normal weight and 3 1/2 years if you're obese. That's substantial. You know, imagine if you could take a pill that could stand your life by 1.8 to 3.5 years. And if we have somebody with arthritis that's severe, they do things like joint injection of steroids. Well, the steroids just accelerate the time at which the arthritis become problematic to get a joint replacement. So that's not a good practice. Then they inject hyaluronic acid. Acid works a little bit. Some people can benefit with that, but it doesn't really reverse the arthritis.