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What Causes Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative arthritis that slowly wears away the cartilage as an amalgamation of dieases that abnormalities of the musculature and tendons that can erode the bone.

Clinical symptoms of osteoarthritis include tenderness, joint pain, stiffness, creaking, inflammation, and the locking of joints.

When it comes to contracting osteoarthritis there are a variety of conditions that make it possible to manifest in a patient: heredity often plays a large part in the initiation of osteoarthritis. While the bone may become injured, the body reacts by creating more bone and calcium deposits that in turn create even more deposits – a process referred to as eburnation.

In the United States, osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and according to the American Medical Association is the leading cause of disability within the country, effecting more than 27 million citizens.


 
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Root Relieves Back Pain

The British Journal of Sports Medicine has releases findings that an ointment made from the comfrey root has medicinal properties that aid in the relief of back pain.

The study included more than 120 participants who had chronic back pain yet were all able to feel marked improvement in regards to the amount of pain they felt.

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Migraine Link to Breast Cancer

According to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, women who experience chronic migraine headaches are at a significantly lower risk of breast cancer.

Because of the hormone related triggers, there is a direct correlation between migraines and breast cancer, said Dr. Christopher Li.

Women that have a history of migraines are at a 30-percent less risk of cancer.

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Environment Affects Sleep

In a study conducted at the Sousze Sleep Center in Hamburg, Germany, it was found that the root cause of more than 40-percent of all sleep related disorders or problems had an environmental cause.

"This was a progressive, three year study in which we asked a hundred patients to keep accurate logs and record their sleep experiences, including what would disturb them," said Dr. Sousze.

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