Arthritis of the knees is preventable and NOT inevitable part of getting older, research suggests

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Dodge knees agony

Types of footwear and hardness of pavements could be reason we are 50 per cent more likely to suffer the disease now than during World War Two, Harvard researchers suggest

By Carri-Ann Taylor

15th August 2017, 1:40 am

Updated: 15th August 2017, 1:40 am

Arthritis in the knees is preventable and not an inevitable part of getting older, a study suggests.

And wearing better shoes could help.

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People are twice as likely to develop the condition as they were at the end of World War Two. Part of the increase is due to obesity and longer lives, say researchers.

But modern-day environments could also be to blame — including types of footwear and even the hardness of pavements.

US researcher Prof Daniel Lieberman said: “We should think of this as a partly preventable disease.”

Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, affects 8.5million Britons and is incurable.

The Harvard team analysed at least 2,000 skeletons spanning more than 6,000 years to show how cases have soared in recent decades.

But Prof Lieberman warned: “Our society is barely focusing on prevention in any way, shape or form.”

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