[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/how-can-you-prevent-joint-wear-and-tear\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/how-can-you-prevent-joint-wear-and-tear\/","headline":"How can you prevent joint wear and tear?","name":"How can you prevent joint wear and tear?","description":". Dedicated athletes could tell us all about where and how things hurt. Some might say, \u201cWell, they\u2019re active, they\u2019re […]","datePublished":"2023-11-26","dateModified":"2023-11-26","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/author\/#Person","name":"","url":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/author\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/831abbcc684823965c5caa39ae4561083127c8aedfe9e524c6cecc176998c733?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/831abbcc684823965c5caa39ae4561083127c8aedfe9e524c6cecc176998c733?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"getspun.ca","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"\/logo.png","url":"\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/zran%C4%9Bn%C3%BD%20fotbalista%20le%C5%BE%C3%ADc%C3%AD%20na%20tr%C3%A1vn%C3%ADk%C5%AF_OLPzQV.jpg_3..jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/zran%C4%9Bn%C3%BD%20fotbalista%20le%C5%BE%C3%ADc%C3%AD%20na%20tr%C3%A1vn%C3%ADk%C5%AF_OLPzQV.jpg_3..jpg","height":0,"width":0},"url":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/how-can-you-prevent-joint-wear-and-tear\/","about":["Sport"],"wordCount":430,"articleBody":". Dedicated athletes could tell us all about where and how things hurt. Some might say, \u201cWell, they\u2019re active, they\u2019re moving around, they\u2019re playing sports\u2014their bodies are used to the strain, so how can anything hurt?\u201d Yes, their bodies are used to the strain, but unfortunately, professional athletes often push themselves beyond what their bodies can handle, causing their joints to wear out much faster\u2014and cartilage doesn\u2019t regenerate on its own. Many retire from sports in the prime of their lives, when the rest of us are enjoying life to the fullest, yet their bodies are \u201cworn out.\u201d Why do they do it? They live for sports\u2014it\u2019s their livelihood\u2014but above all, they\u2019ve become obsessed with it and are driven by the pursuit of results; they want to keep improving. It\u2019s their drug.  But there are also plenty of amateurs who engage in sports and don\u2019t know their limits\u2014or rather, don\u2019t want to know them\u2014and end up overworking their bodies. Joint wear and tear occurs even in everyday life\u2014through aging\u2014and many people add to it by building a house, going to extreme lengths to fulfill their dream. Why would they make multiple trips with a wheelbarrow full of bricks when they can load twice as many and haul them all at once\u2026? And so they carry on like this for years on their own, but don\u2019t feel any symptoms right away. He\u2019s tired, yes, but his joints slowly start to give out, and they wear out much sooner than those of his peer of the same age who took care of his joints and didn\u2019t overwork them. Unfortunately, some people won\u2019t take advice, and by the time they reach an advanced age, it\u2019s already too late to do anything about it. Joint pain and swelling may then appear seemingly out of the blue, but we know that this has been building up for quite some time, during which the person in question \u201cdidn\u2019t take it easy.\u201d  Joint wear and tear primarily affects older adults, obese individuals, the active professional athletes mentioned above, as well as those who have been sedentary for a long time or are subjected to one-sided strain without the ability to vary their activity.That\u2019s why it\u2019s a good idea to exercise sensibly and take dietary supplements that help you maintain the right balance of vitamins, minerals, and hydrolyzed collagen, as well as to use various orthoses, bandages, and sleeves as a preventive measure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"How can you prevent joint wear and tear?","item":"https:\/\/www.getspun.ca\/how-can-you-prevent-joint-wear-and-tear\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]