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Statin Drugs Linked To Worsening Osteoarthritis Of The Knee http://rgn.bz/8t8h
New research flies in the face of a new theory that statin drugs, used to lower cholesterol, may be of value in those suffering from osteoarthritis. To the contrary, statin drugs are likely contributing to the epidemic of knee osteoarthritis in exposed populations.
Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis is quite common in people older than 40 years, and will affect nearly 1 in 2 people by the age of 85 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[i]
Basic symptoms include
Pain
Stiffness
Muscle weakness and atrophy
Decreased range of motion
Common causes or contributing factors include
“Wear and tear,” associated with age
Trauma
Poor nutrition, e.g. lack of synovial fluid and collagen nutritional co-factors (for instance, omega-3 fats and vitamin C).
Wheat lectin, and other chitin-binding lectin rich foods.
Now, new research indicates that statin drugs are contributing to the worsening of the epidemic of knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, researchers sought out to confirm a recent study on statin drugs showing their use is associated with reduced incidence and progression of knee osteoarthritis. [ii] They reasoned “If statins truly reduce structural knee OA development or progression, one could predict that statins may also reduce OA-related pain and improve function.”
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