What amount of weight loss does the speaker say produces a big benefit for joints?

Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

The Impact of Weight Loss on Arthritis

8 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video segment by Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter arguing that modest weight loss (about 5–10 kg) substantially benefits arthritis, especially in knees and hips and also — to a lesser-known extent — shoulders. He states weight loss is especially effective when combined with a functional medicine approach including hormone replacement therapy, inflammation control, and gut management to improve overall patient health.

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About 5–10 kg.

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Weight loss is a magic pill for arthritis. We know that if a patient can lose just 5 or 10 kg, that becomes a big benefit to your joint knees and hips in particular. But it's interesting. Weight loss can even help shoulder arthritis. Yes. Yeah, so. So weight loss in itself is invaluable. And when we apply a functional medicine approach where we're doing weight loss in conjunction with hormone replacement therapy, in conjunction with controlling for inflammation, in conjunction with managing the gut, it makes for a magical process and it makes patients healthier.