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Osteoarthritis and stroke, is there a link?

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The Arthritis portal earlier wrote about if there is a link between osteoarthritis and other diseases, for example, cancer. In a new study, researchers investigated if there is a link between hip osteoarthritis and stroke. A stroke is a bleeding or blood clot in the brain. A stroke can cause more or less permanent damage, depending on how damaged the brain gets. There are several risk factors for having a stroke, such as high blood pressure, smoking, and lack of exercise. According to the study, stroke and osteoarthritis have several common risk factors, such as being overweight and lack of exercise, which might be good to know.

In this study, researchers investigated if individuals with a risk of developing hip osteoarthritis also had a higher risk for stroke. According to the researchers,  there are several studies in this field and the results from these studies varied. Some studies showed a link between the two diseases, and some concluded the opposite. Furthermore, researchers mean that there is still a need for more research in this field to confirm the result. For instance, it has to be looked into whether there is a causation between osteoarthritis in general and stroke. 

The researchers suggest in their results that there is a causation between hip osteoarthritis and stroke and that there may be a genetic link between the two diseases. 

You'll find this study at OARSI.com. The page will open in a new window when clicking here.