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NIH study shows promise in preventing osteoarthritis – 2
Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. I’m Joe Balintfy. An NIH-funded study from MIT suggests that a commonly used steroid drug used to treat inflammation, may also help prevent osteoarthritis. Dr. Alan Grodzinsky, an NIH-funded researcher and professor at MIT says, younger people sometimes get osteoarthritis after a joint injury.
Grodzinsky: Immediate intervention at the time of injury even in young folks might be able to stop the progression of cartilage degradation right after the injury and that might reduce the risk of developing arthritis.
Narrator: Osteoarthritis breaks down cartilage, the soft tissue that covers the ends of joints. For more information on this research and arthritis, visit www.niams.nih.gov. Health Matters is produced by the NIH, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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