Why Your Joints Are Failing You | Understanding Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Breakdown

Описание: Osteoarthritis affects over 600 million people worldwide, and yet, most of us don’t understand the silent tissue at the heart of it all: cartilage.

In this first part of a three-part series, Dr. Lucius Pomerantz, orthopedic surgeon and lifestyle medicine physician, breaks down:

What cartilage really is

Why it's more like an organ than a material

What happens when it starts to break down

What causes osteoarthritis and how you can help prevent it

This is foundational knowledge everyone should have, whether you're an athlete, aging adult, or just someone wanting to stay mobile and pain-free for life.

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00:00 - Introduction: What is cartilage and why it matters
01:06 - Overview of the 3-part arthritis series
01:18 - What cartilage is made of
02:24 - Cartilage as a gel-filled trampoline
03:30 - Joints are organs, not just hinges
04:30 - What happens in osteoarthritis
05:28 - The "fraying carpet" analogy
06:26 - Other types of arthritis explained
07:12 - Can we prevent arthritis?
07:33 - Why motion is lotion
08:00 - Weight, inflammation, and lifestyle
09:17 - Final thoughts: Cartilage is unforgiving
09:31 - What's next: Non-surgical and surgical treatment breakdown


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