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The same as it does anyone at any age. it reduces the ability to use your joints and causes pain with movement. this can however be especially hard on older people as they are less likely to be muscularly fit, which is always helpful when arthritisis a problem.
Arthritis is a condition that can cause painful muscles, swollen joints, and the inability to move comfortably. It can also cause dangerous falls, especially in the elderly. It is important for the elderly sufferers of arthritis to be protected in the event of a fall, because often a bad fall can cause injuries and broken bones.
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What Autoimmune diseases affect the elderly more than younger people?
arthritis
What affects more people than any other bone disease?
Arthritis
How many people with arthritis end up in a wheelchair?
Arthritis usually affects the human joints, when the joints of the legs are affected, one may end up in a wheelchair.
What ages can get brain cancer?
It can strike at any age, but normally it affects elderly people more than young people.
What are the treatments to arthritis?
Most doctors prescribe medications to help lessen the affects of arthritis.
What does rheumatoid arthritis affects?
The joints in your body
How can you can arthritis?
Arthritis is a condition, not an illness, or a contagious or infectious disease. Therefore, no one can 'pass' arthritis onto anyone else. Arthritis affects the bones.
How can you pass arthritis?
Arthritis is a condition, not an illness, or a contagious or infectious disease. Therefore, no one can 'pass' arthritis onto anyone else. Arthritis affects the bones.
When does the economy get bad?
The economy only gets bad when a country's population shrinks, and elderly people stop working. If elderly people still work in a country with a declining population, it doesn't affects the economy.
Arthritis that affects the connective tissue?
Rheumatoid Artritis.
Does arthritis affect dogs like it does humans?
Yes. Dogs can get arthritis as well, and it can make movement painful and difficult for elderly dogs.
What type of arthritis is most common in the elderly?
Osteoarthritis, which is a non inflammatory form of arthritis and is often associated with the effects of wear and tear on the joints.
