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Those Achy Joints Could Be Osteoarthritis
From NPR's Morning Edition, July 6, 2009 · A lot of boomers now in their mid-60s are riding on joints that are like bald tires and may not know it.
Osteoarthritis is an inflammation of the joints brought on by wear and tear. It's a mostly hidden condition when you're middle age, but it begins to manifest itself later in life, often as a mild stiffness or an ache that may be ignored until persistent pain draws attention to the problem. But doctors say the joint pain of osteoarthritis isn't necessarily inevitable.
About 27 million Americans, two-thirds of those older than 65, have osteoarthritis, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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