Chataaugay Record, Wednesday, January 11,1995 - 7 Medically Speaking Column Another Look at an Old Problem... Arthritis Just became there are more birthday candles appearing on your cake doesn't mean that you're destined to suffer from arthritis. Not everyone will be afflicted, and we're not sure why... it's speculated that it's some body chemistry thing. Baby boomers work out a lot; they're out there jogging and jumping and pushing... doing lots of exercises mat put heavy loads of pressure on the joints. Steven Abramson, M.D., of New York University Medical Center puts it this way. "Due to mechanical forces of muscle contraction, each time we take a step, we place five to 10 times our body weight on die knee joint." 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Suggestion: if you have a walker the day after die operation physicallyrepetitivejob try to take a and walking out of the hospital on break as often as possible, and see crutches or with a cane in just seven your doctor at the first sign of trou- days! The future is bright for arthritis ble. sufferers with many new drugs at Treatment Lots of different medications and different stages of development and some pretty sophisticated surgery. FDA approval, as well as newer and Scientists are now starting to ques- more advanced surgical techniques tion d» use of the gold-standard ar- diat are being tried. rivals anti-inflammation drag... as- If you live long enough you're pirin. A study in die "New England likely to have osteoarthritis in some Journal of Medicine" started up die joints, but if you want to know if suspicion when researchers com- you have it for sure or are bodiered pared die anti-inflammatory drug by the episodes of pain, swelling ibuprofen with acetaminophen (Ty- and stiffness in die joints see your lenol) and found mat most patients doctor. More dun ever before, experience equalreductionin pain there's help available to alleviate die pain and suffering of arthritis. win bom medicines. The most sensational breakHave a good week, and, as almroughs in die arthritis treatment ways, carps diem. arena have been in die surgical The author is a Rochesterrealm. Experts arereportingmajor based medical journalist Thfety-eajht million people in Canary Crjmaantity OnWfgp this country saffer ton osteoarthri- Another dung... we're too heavy. tis. "Being just 20 pounds overweight That's atotof paia? The Centers CoBageBook Sanaa it open adding 100 exaa pounds of for Disease Control predicts a great pressure on the weight-bearing people to be suffering joints with every ». and Many from 10 step," torn mis degenerative joint disease Abcamson. Suggestion: be aadded good ended horn begin die week in me futare ... maybe upwards of 60 miOioa. Why? Three reasons: 16. Book Store will be open people are heavier, we're more acly, Jan. 16,10 tun. to 4 p.m.; tive and we are living longer._ all ty, Wednesday and Thursday, these causing greater long-term , 18, and 19, from 10 aja. to wear and tear on the joints. Arthritis experts tell us Oat as a aad Friday, Ian. 20,torn10 NEW YORK — Before you hire national organizations. 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