Sentences with phrase «risk of joint damage»

Overweight and obesity set the stage for increased risk of joint damage and subsequent osteoarthritis (OA), leading to chronic pain.

Not exact matches

If left untreated, 60 percent of patients eventually develop Lyme arthritis, with the most severe cases having higher risks of permanent joint damage.

In a joint statement, the agencies said the risk of a damaging earthquake — one larger than magnitude 5.0 — has significantly increased in central Oklahoma.

One joint - damaging condition is rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-- another example of an autoimmune disorder that appears to have a genetic component, but is also linked to smoking, a lack of vitamin D, and other risk factors.

This is often the first stage of injury — ask a fatigued muscle to continue working and the risk for neuromuscular imbalance, or damage to a related joint, ligament or tendon increases.

Olympic weightlifters may also be at a higher risk of developing long - term overuse joint damage at the low back (including spondylolysis) and knee.

But it may lower the risk of recurring gout attacks and slow the progression of joint damage.

For example, it is all too easy to get a steroid injection into a painful shoulder, when a more natural treatment such an osteopathic procedure or massage would have been just as effective without the long - term risk of weakening or damaging the joint further.

Since stents and joint replacements are made of stainless steel, alloys, and titanium, chelation therapy does not carry any serious risk of damage.

This is considered the right time when it is safe for your lab to do more strenuous activities such as jumping and long runs, without the risk of damaging his joints.

By providing a bed for your dog that matches his needs, you can make sure he is as comfortable as possible, lessening the risk of further damage or even preventing the initiation of new damage to his joints and bones.

Obesity decreases immune function, stresses the heart and lungs, damages the joints and increases the risk for certain types of cancer.