The Link Between Joint Health & Lifespan

If we look at knee replacement surgery, the fastest growing group of people having their knees replaced are people in their 40s. Knee replacement is good for a certain number of years. It's really based on how active you are determines how long they last. In other words, if you're more active, they last less time. They essentially wiggle loose. And once you had your knee replaced, technically running and jumping, it's out, that's done. And we need active joints to be able to run and jump and be active to be able to live a longer, healthier life. There's a clear correlation between your activity and your lifespan. Looking at the mortality rates in people with single joint arthritis versus those that don't when they adjust for other factors such as weight, hypertensive, smoking, there's about 1.8 years. Be nice to buy that back by getting to a prf. If you're overweight and you have joint arthritis, it's three and a half years. We can reverse both of these though.