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According to the Food and Drug Administration, since the year 2000, the number of joint replacement surgeries performed each year has been on the rise. In 2001, 165,000 hip joints and 326,000 knees were replaced in the United States alone.

According to Renaissance Orthopedics:

Between 1971-1975, knee replacements accounted for 51% of the treatments.

During 2000-2003, knee replacements accounted for 92% of osteoarthritis cases.

From now to 2030, knee replacements will increase from 450,000 to 3.48 million per year.

Between now and 2030, it’s estimated that hip replacements will climb from 208,600 to 572,100 per year.

I remember as a young man in North Carolina, I can’t remember anyone with a joint replacement back in the 60′s. The FDA says that today modern medicine has allowed joint replacements to be easier and more available. Which sounds good, but are we having more replacements because it is easier or because our bodies are in worse shape than our parents and grandparents. I believe the latter. In my practice I see people of all ages, from 20-95 years of age, and their joints are freezing up due to inactivity, poor diet, and being overweight. Let’s look at the importance of each.

Inactivity is a major cause of joints going bad. You would think by being inactive, your joints would last longer, however the opposite is true. Moving your joints through their full range of motion actually causes your body to inject synovial fluid into the joint. This synovial fluid works like oil, or WD40, on your joints. The lubrication will help keep arthritis away and keep your joint gliding along.

Active Isolated Stretching gives your joints proper spacing by stretching your muscles. This keeps yur cartilage in place to provide cushion for your joint. Stretching every other day and exercise each day for 30 minutes will go a long way in keeping your joints healthy.

Eating a bad diet prevents your body from having the healing powers it was designed to have. This can lead to joint replacement. As you move, you will cause slight muscle tears around your joints, it is natural. Good eating habits will allow your body to heal them. All the pills, drinks, and powders out there are no where near as good as good food. A great drink to try is water with a squeezed slice of lemon.

Keeping your body weight under control is the final step to good joint health. Picture this, you have a small pickup truck and you decide to carry all the dirt that is in the back of a huge dump truck at one time. What do you think will happen to your little truck once you unload the dirt in the dump truck onto your truck? The axles will probably break! Well, that is what is happening to your body when you are overweight. Your body is designed to carry only so much weight for your height. So if you are 6’4″ tall. You can carry more weight than if you 5’4″ tall. Being overweight is not genetic either. You are not overweight because of the size of your bones either. Most people really do not have a clear concept of eating properly. I didn’t say eating perfectly! By keeping your weight at a healthy level, it will take the pressure off your joints, you will have increased energy to exercise every day, and your body will be able to heal itself after every activity.

What are you waiting for? The quicker you start eating better and getting your body back into shape, the less damage you will do to your joints. They ar your joints! Start small and work up quickly to a faster pace. Remember- EAT TO LIVE, NOT LIVE TO EAT.

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