"inflammation is now understood to be a key mediator of OA that contributes to cartilage loss and progressive degeneration of affected joints... OA is no longer considered a noninflammatory arthritis or a 'wear and tear' disease"

I heretofore thought age-related cartilage loss was the cause of osteoarthritis and inflammation. Turns out it's the other way around: the inflammation degrades cartilage. Okay, no more slogging through joint pains for me, regardless of how small.

Edit: added a phrase for clarity

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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Read up on cortisone - related cartilage/tendon concerns.

Your doc probably overstates the risk a great deal. Check NLM for studies, it looks like there's a risk, but all the studies are of patients with injury and on-going degeneration. By the time you get to injections you've exhausted other treatments.

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