>I am 60 and have OA in my hips...usuall story of steady getting worse over
>last few years..
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>I have seen the same pattern in many other people..
>Why when we 'ease-up' the OA doesn't.
simply _because_ it's a wear-and-tear thing.
if you've got a tear in an item of clothing, however carefully you
behave, the tear gets worse (hence "a stitch in time saves nine").
in just the same way, once the damage is done inside your joints, the
most careful behaviour isn't enough to save them.
probably, in fact, there's more to it (something in your immune system
getting worred about damaged tissue?) than there is in the case of the
torn jacket, but even so i believe my explanation has some validity.

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Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge
Trimble Bracegirdle - 03 Mar 2006 20:14 GMT
I except that it will not repair...but the OA condition continues to worsen
as fast with little heavy use of the hips as when there was a lot.
HWB
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diclidophora@yahoo.co.uk - 04 Mar 2006 12:48 GMT
Have you been examined for osteoporosis ?
Might be an idea to get a bone density test.
Peter