Achy and sore joints can make your life horribly inconvenient, if not unbearable. Many are under the assumption that it is an inevitability with old age, yet there are plenty of younger individuals who develop it as well. Is there a reason why arthritis strikes the way that it does? What, if any, are effective at home options for grappling with arthritis? We discuss this and more in today's episode.

Shows Notes:

0:08 - National Statistics - https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/data_statistics/national-statistics.html

6:30 - Effect of Dietary Sugar Intake on Biomarkers of Subclinical Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intervention Studies - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/5/606

6:30 - Alcohol, inflammation, and gut-liver-brain interactions in tissue damage and disease development - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842521/

11:50 - Joint distraction in treatment of osteoarthritis (II): effects on cartilage in a canine model - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1063458499902637

11:51 - Clinical relevance of the hip joint: Part II–Importance of joint distraction - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/1753614615Z.000000000115

13:06 - External Rotation Strengthening With Manual Distraction for Individuals With Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis - https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/fulltext/2015/08000/External_Rotation_Strengthening_With_Manual.12.aspx

15:48 - Genetic and environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726551/

16:45 - Etiology and Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A State-of-the-Art Review - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.689698/full

17:35 - The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Rheumatoid Arthritis - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7362115/

Our bones provide so many critical functions for our wellbeing, and yet it feels as if we tacitly accept they will shrink as we age. What does science say about our bone health as we age? Is conventional wisdom correct about how to "build strong bones"? Is there a science-proven secret to keeping our bones strong, or are we doomed to one day walking as if we are made of brittle glass? We found the science to answer the burning questions.

Show Notes:

0:12 - Osteopenia - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499878/#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%2054,%2C%20and%2070%25%20are%20osteoporotic.

0:42 - Osteoporosis in Men - https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2003/0401/p1521.html#:~:text=About%204%20to%206%20percent,meeting%20diagnostic%20criteria%20for%20osteoporosis).&text=The%20prevalence%20of%20osteoporosis%20is,percent%20in%20Hispanic%2DAmerican%20men.

2:02 - Chemical and Biochemical Basis of Cell-Bone Matrix Interaction in Health and Disease - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2790195/#:~:text=Bone%2C%20a%20calcified%20tissue%20composed,organs%2C%20and%20regulating%20mineral%20homeostasis.

3:33 - Phosphate metabolism and vitamin D - https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944128/

5:30 - The Important Role of Osteoblasts and Citrate Production in Bone Formation: “Osteoblast Citration” as a New Concept for an Old Relationship - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815682/

6:30 - Role of Citrate in Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Bone Diseases - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/11/2576

7:20 - Impact of muscle atrophy on bone metabolism and bone strength: Implications for muscle-bone crosstalk with aging and disuse - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861141/

9:15 - Osteosarcopenia: where bone, muscle, and fat collide - https://www.ageingmuscle.be/sites/ageingmuscle.be/files/Osteosarcopenia%20-%20where%20bone,%20muscle,%20and%20fat%20collide.pdf

10:06 - Muscle Strength, Bone Mass, and Age-Related Bone Loss - https://asbmr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1359/jbmr.1997.12.10.1547

14:47 - Effects of exercise on bone density and falls risk factors in post-menopausal women with osteopenia: A randomised controlled trial - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1440244011001575

18:39 - Vitamin D Synthesis Following a Single Bout of Sun Exposure in Older and Younger Men and Women - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/8/2237/pdf

It's almost easy to become desensitized to the number of people complaining about low back pain. While the causes are many, the vast majority of cases are caused by things well within our power to prevent. What is it about our backs that make them susceptible to injury? Is doing something as simple as exercise really the solution? We cover mechanisms of injury and the means to intervene in this episode.

Show Notes:

0:00 - Back, Lower Limb, and Upper Limb Pain Among U.S. Adults, 2019 - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db415.htm

0:43 - Overview of Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2019 - https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/813060#:~:text=The%20estimated%20number%20of%20police,%2C%20a%200.3%2Dpercent%20increase.&text=There%20were%20fewer%20fatalities%20in%202019%20than%202018%20in%20the%20following%20categories.&text=Fatalities%20increased%20in%202019%20compared%20to%202018%20in%20the%20following%20categories.

16:15 - Worsening Trends in the Management and Treatment of Back Pain - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1722522