DOI: 10.1177/15563316231193753 ISSN:
Relationship of Chronic Systemic Inflammation to Both Chronic Lifestyle: The Case for Lifestyle Medicine for Osteoarthritis
Heidi Prather, Jennifer Cheng- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Surgery
Systemic inflammation is a root cause of lifestyle-related chronic diseases and may also play a role in the development and progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Lifestyle medicine seeks to treat, prevent, and reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease via 6 pillars: nutrition, sleep health, stress management, physical activity, social connections, and risky behavior avoidance/reduction. This article presents a review of the literature in which we assess the connections between the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine, chronic systemic inflammation, and OA. We also discuss the whole-person approach that lifestyle medicine interventions can provide to reduce chronic systemic inflammation and affect the development or progression of OA.