Age Makes a Difference in How Osteoarthritis Progresses
The older you are, the more likely you are to see your osteoarthritis worsen.  The odds are slightly higher for older men who have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis than for women. 

Those are the findings of a research study that Clearwater’s Arthritis Research Institute of America (ARIA) will present at the American College of Rheumatology’s annual conference on Oct. 24-26 in San Francisco.  The conference is the premier event for specialists in the field of rheumatology. (For information about the conference, go to http://www.rheumatology.org/annual/index.asp.)

Frances V. Wilder, PhD, ARIA’s executive director, will present the study, which uses the institute’s 25-year database of X rays and participant information. Its full title is Progression rates for radiographic knee osteoarthritis: The Clearwater Osteoarthritis Study. Its authors are Dr. Wilder, Paul E. Leaverton, PhD, and Matthew W. Rogers, MS. This is the sixth year that Dr. Wilder has been invited to present the institute’s findings.

Arthritis is a group of different diseases whose symptoms can range from and conditions, its symptoms can range from stiff joints to complete immobility and pain.
The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis, the "wear and tear" type that affects more than 27 million Americans after the age of 50 as their joints begin to age. 

Since 1988, ARIA has been studying thousands of participants to learn more about osteoarthritis.  The not-for-profit research organization is based in Clearwater, FL, but its findings have been published worldwide and its X ray database is acknowledged as one of the most complete sources of information about the progression of osteoarthritis.

ARIA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose research has been published in prestigious medical journals such as Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Rheumatology and The American Journal of Physical Therapy. For information, to volunteer or to make a tax-deductible donation, call (727) 461-4054.

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