Even after considering the influence of age, gender and occupation, the subjects who had foot osteoarthritis had other painful sites to worry about, according to a study by the Arthritis Research Institute of America (ARIA), a Clearwater, FL not-for-profit research organization. “Researchers look at the mechanical side of developing osteoarthritis as well as the genetic side,” said Frances Vaughn Wilder, PhD, the study’s lead researcher and ARIA’s executive director. “This study supports the genetic. Sometimes we develop osteoarthritis because of our genes.” Osteoarthritis, which is the “wear and tear” form of arthritis, affects 27 million Americans after the age of 50. The study that correlates the effects of obesity in the peer-reviewed international journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. Since 1988, the Arthritis Research Institute of America (ARIA) has been studying thousands of participants to learn more about osteoarthritis. The 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit research organization is based in Clearwater, FL, but its findings have been published worldwide. ARIA’s x-ray database is globally acknowledged as one of the most complete sources of information about the progression of osteoarthritis. For information, call (727) 461-4054.
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The foot may be the root of osteoarthritis elsewhere in the body. A study of more than 3,400 men and women older than 40 found that those with osteoarthritis in their feet are three times more likely to also develop stiff, aching joints in their hands or knees. 
