Why haven’t we cured arthritis? - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust
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The bad backs, elbow pain, and creaky knees so common in older people often aren't just “old age.” In fact, the source of this stiffness plagues many young people as well. The culprit is arthritis: a condition that affects over 90 million people in the U.S. alone. What makes arthritis so pervasive, and why haven’t we found a cure for it? Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust investigate.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Heather J. Faust, Kaitlyn Sadtler
- Director Bálint Farkas Gelley
- Narrator Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Producer Bella Szederkényi
- Art Director Daniel Gray
- Designer Petra Lilla Marjai
- Animator Rebeka Király, Tamás Ivády
- Music James Wood
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Laura Shriver
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How can we better teach people to take care of their bodies to prevent these hard-to-cure diseases?
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Carter Clark
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We need to show everyone the truth about losing your body to these hard-to-cure diseases. Not necessarily a scare factor, but in a way that shows how important lifestyle choices really are and everything that is at risk. We also can start young and host fun events in prevention of these diseases.
Stephanie Simmons
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We could teach more young people about how to prevent these diseases.
Sydney Grubb
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Better educate people on the effects and symptoms of these diseases so they know what to look for and what to do to prevent it from worsening.
Annette Ford
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Make the effects of these diseases more well known.
Madison Bose
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Motivating people to have good nutrition, a active lifestyle, and be aware of signs and symptoms will keep people from getting these hard to cure diseases and making people aware of their onset so things can possible be managed before it gets too far escalated.
Jooha Kim
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We can do some exercises and make a healthy life pattern.
Emily Wolford
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We can take yoga or exercise classes ourselves and then recommend them to people. If they have fun they may continue. This mainly applies to arthritis and joint issues.
Debby Eisemann
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I have suffered from the effects of osteoarthritis since in my 20's. I am in my mid 50's now. My siblings have also. We were all different in our activity level and weights and yet we all have shown signs of this since our 20's or 30's. One of us did stay a healthy weight, and quit smoking and bike riding was a big part of their life. They have a TKR at 52 and are waiting for the other to be approved. Another has had a hip replacement, he too was active and a healthy weight. One of us were overweight all our lives and has RA.
Honestly in our cases and others even doing these recommended things did nothing at all to keep us from suffering. Life takes its toll on our bodies and the wear and tear is just a part of life for most of us.
Claire Thilman
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Another way would be to go to a workout class or yoga class. These motivate people and help them to be healthier.
Epi Sete
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You can go do something less harmful. In general, you can be more active, but not doing something that can get you hurt. Things like swimming, jump rope, and etc.
