Help Your Old Mother Lead An Active Life
Health & Nutrition|August 2016

Watch out for signs of osteoarthritis in your parent. A surgery in time can help your mother lead an active life even in her old age.

Help Your Old Mother Lead An Active Life

She was there when She you took your very first baby step. She was the one who encouraged you as you climbed the ladder of success.

As you continue to walk ahead and achieve greater heights in life, you might find yourself noticing that your mother no longer has that youthful bounce in her step. In fact, she is not as fast on her feet anymore, and many-a-times, as she approaches a step on a staircase, she reaches out for your support – like the way you used to reach out for her strong hands when you were younger.

Watch for these signs carefully, and you will realise that there is more to it than just age.

The cause of the aches and pains in your mother’s joints, especially knees, can be narrowed down to osteoarthritis, which is more common than you think. In fact, in India, there is a very high prevalence of osteoarthritis in women. 

The following facts speak for themselves.

This story is from the August 2016 edition of Health & Nutrition.

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