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Ep. 67 - Fasting and Osteoarthritis, Reducing Knee & Joint Pain by Losing Weight and Lowering Inflammation | Improving Orthopedic Surgery & Physical Therapy Outcomes with Fasting | Mobility and Quality of Life | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

Ep. 67 - Fasting and Osteoarthritis, Reducing Knee & Joint Pain by Losing Weight and Lowering Inflammation | Improving Orthopedic Surgery & Physical Therapy Outcomes with Fasting | Mobility and Quality of Life | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the ways that fasting can improve clinical outcomes for people suffering with knee osteoarthritis, as well as many other bone and joint ailments. Excess body fat puts an immediate physical overload on our...

Fasting For Life · Dr. Scott Watier & Tommy Welling

April 6, 202130m 56s

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In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the ways that fasting can improve clinical outcomes for people suffering with knee osteoarthritis, as well as many other bone and joint ailments. Excess body fat puts an immediate physical overload on our joints, but the metabolic inflammation that is seen in osteoarthritis can also be greatly improved through fasting. They discuss how to make significant improvements in quality of life and mobility through fasting, which is just starting to gain support in the orthopedic world.

Babu S, Vaish A, Vaishya R, Agarwal A. Can intermittent fasting be helpful for knee osteoarthritis?. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021;16:70-74. Published 2021 Jan 23. doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2020.12.020

 

Leyland KM, Judge A, Javaid MK, et al. Obesity and the Relative Risk of Knee Replacement Surgery in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016;68(4):817-825. doi:10.1002/art.39486

 

Messier SP, Gutekunst DJ, Davis C, DeVita P. Weight loss reduces knee-joint loads in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2005;52(7):2026-2032. doi:10.1002/art.21139

 

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