Hi Lynn,
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I am only 41 and also have osteoarthritis in my spine which I know is not considered a imflammatory type.
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NSAIDs are the first line treatment for osteoarthritis. Spinal osteoarthritis can certainly
cause inflammation as the discs deteriorate and bones begin to rub together.
http://www.osteoarthritisremedy.com/...osteoarthritis
There's also a variety known as
inflammatory osteoarthritis that typically affects middle-aged women, but it manifests in the last & middle joints of the fingers.
http://www.arthritistoday.org/commun...oarthritis.php
I don't know if there's any way to tell if stress
could or actually
has caused PN, but it can certainly exacerbate it as it can many other conditions & diseases. Either way, blame & guilt aren't going to help the stress, the arthritis, or the PN.
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It is somewhat prominent considering my age is what the radiologist said in his report. I really feel like I am aging faster than I should be.
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They told me close to the same thing; when all my chronic pain issues began in my mid-40s, the orthopedic surgeon (after reviewing all the imaging & reports) said I had the spine of a man in his 90s.
We can't change what's happened in the past. We
can take better care of ourselves now and in the future, which includes dealing with those stress issues as best we can.
Doc