OSTEOARTRITIS, ENVEJECIMIENTO Y ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA, SIMBIOSIS NECESARIA

Abstract

Aging is considered an inherent biological process in living beings, including humans. Its consequences affect all the organs and organ systems of the human body, generating dissimilar illnesses that generate different degrees of disability and affect the perception of quality of life related to health. Osteoarthritis is one of the multifactorial diseases that are most frequently associated with aging, affecting the vast majority of older adults; physical inactivity, as well as patterns related to hereditary transmission and accumulated trauma and damage constitute one of the main contributions of contemporary science to the study of the causes that generate this disease and its association with patterns of joint aging. The growing trend towards aging of the world population conditions the carrying out of studies and research aimed at promoting health and preventing diseases such as osteoarthritis that generate significant degrees of disability and decrease the perception of quality of life related to the health of the elderly. The present work proposes, by way of synthesis, the approach to the theoretical elements that support the benefits of the systematic practice of physical activity as a protective element of joint integrity and functionality, thus promoting the bases for an active aging of the population.