A new study has shown a link between childhood physical abuse and osteoarthritis in adulthood.
The study conducted by University of Toronto researchers showed that adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused.
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Osteoarthritis is one of the commonest joint disorder and occurs as we age due to wear and tear of a joint. Osteoarthritis can affect any joint of the body.
Osteoarthritis is one of the commonest joint disorder and occurs as we age due to wear and tear of a joint. Osteoarthritis can affect any joint of the body.
After thoroughly analyzing it, they concluded that there was significant association between childhood physical abuse and osteoarthritis in adulthood.
"We found that 10.2 per cent of those with osteoarthritis reported they had been physically abused as children in comparison to 6.5 per cent of those without osteoarthritis," lead author Esme Fuller-Thomson of U of T's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Department of Family and Community Medicine, said.
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Most parents when told that their child has arthritis find it hard to believe it, as arthritis is regarded an adult's disease.
Most parents when told that their child has arthritis find it hard to believe it, as arthritis is regarded an adult's disease.
Also, co-author Sarah Brennenstuhl, a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, added: "We were surprised that the ignificant association between childhood physical abuse and osteoarthritis persisted even after controlling for major otentially confounding factors such as obesity, physical activity levels as well as age, gender, income and race."
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