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Is osteoarthritis a part of aging, and is there a way to reduce risks, even after age 50?
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aging is one of the risk factors. other risk factors include obesity, repeated stress to the joints and high impact activities. genetics also plays a role. the things you can do is reduce your body weight and also do exercises to tone the muscles around the joint which helps in load sharing.
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