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Arthritis And Related Conditions: How To Treat Them Naturally And Successfully By Brenda As May is National month, promoting awareness about a study recently conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on shows a rather alarming increase this disease has taken. The average person may believe this to be a condition associated with an aging population, however, even among children (juvenile arthritis) is also a relatively common occurrence.
As the first of America's baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) advance into late middle age, and other related rheumatic conditions such as fibromyalgia, gout, and scleroderma are taking up an increasing amount of health care spending. The recent study on conducted by the U.S. CDC spanned a six year time period from 1997 to 2003, and documented a 25 percent increase in the number of Americans succumbing to painful and other related rheumatic conditions.
Some 46 million (or 1 in 5) Americans suffer from arthritis, up from 36.8 million six years ago. The $81 billion price tag associated with treating these conditions represents about 3 percent of the gross domestic product. Baby boomers are leading the pack in this spending increase. Out of the newly 9 million people being diagnosed with and other related rheumatic conditions during this six-year study, 66 percent were between the ages of 44 to 64.
Interestingly, too, according to the researchers of this study, was that most of the increases in and other rheumatic related conditions occurred among people who also had other health worries such as diabetes, obesity, and heart conditions. This particular group seen an increase of 28 percent, up from 31.8 million to 40.8 million, compared to a 6 percent increase for those who were otherwise healthy, 5 million to 5.3 million.
Being overweight or obese are definite prime culprits for putting you at an increased risk for developing and its related conditions. A higher level of body mass index will put you at a higher risk for developing osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease, and results from the wear and tear of normal movement. Osteoarthritis in the joint this year will eventually become
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