Does Smoking Cause Joint Pain | Dr Niraj Vora

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Does Smoking Cause Joint Pain Dr Niraj Vora
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• Introduction

• Smoking is injurious to health and it causes
  cancer. This is the phrase which we come across
  frequently in our lives. 
• Smoking also causes joint pain, is the phrase
  which may be added to that. Smoking remains the
  number one cause for various health
  complications.
• In fact, smokers are expected to live 7 to 10
  years less than non-smokers. Dont be shocked to
  know the fact, yes, it causes joint pains too.
• Recent study shows smokers are more likely to
  complain about pain in their back, neck, arms,
  and legs than non-smokers. 

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Introduction

• They further say smokers and ex-smokers are
  equally in the risks of joint pains in lower
  back, neck, upper and lower limbs.
• The pains cause interference with daily
  activities and chronic disabilities.
• The frequent experience of tiredness, stress and
  headaches is the indication for a lower overall
  threshold for pain.
•  Dr Niraj Vora, specialist in joint replacement
  says that there are many effects of smoking on
  joints. 

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Why Smoking Causes Pain?

• It is clear from the experts that the smoking
  causes joint pain and we will know why does it
  causes.
• To understand it fully, first you need to figure
  out how smoking in general works on your body.
• Cigarettes changes the way that the brain
  processes sensory stimuli and identifies pain.
• Substance called nicotine makes a smoker feels
  less pain at first and produces feel-good
  chemicals like dopamine. 

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Why Smoking Causes Pain?

• Dopamine makes you to addict for cigarettes.
  Smoking for more than five years with no
  intermission shows its influence on a cellular
  level of all organs and body parts.
• It does not harm the outside body but it gets
  inside. Poor smokers are not aware of the pain
  until it gets worse.
• Smoking not only changes sensory stimuli but also
  the bodys circulatory system and prevent
  nutrients from flowing to the muscles and joints.
  
• This is the main reason smoking causes joint
  pains. Also slow down the bodys natural healing
  mechanisms which causes difficulty in recovering
  from injuries that cause pain.

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Why Smoking Causes Pain?

• The most common type of pain that smokers feel is
  back pain.
• However, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, hand and
  elbow pain were also more common in smokers than
  non-smokers.
•  Osteoarthritis patients experience more pain and
  loss of bone cartilage if they are already
  smokers.
• Apart from joint pains, it is the main cause for
  numerous health issues.

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Why Smoking Causes Pain?

• It affects the blood flow and circulation.
• It slows down the production of new tissues.
• It does not allow the tissues to absorb calcium.
• Responsible for low levels of estrogen in the
  body.
• Slows down the healing and prophylaxis processes.
• Smoker needs more time for rehabilitation after
  surgery.
• Another serious problem which is caused by
  smoking is knee pain. Smoking effects every
  tissue in human body and it increases the risk of
  developing a weakness of bone that causes
  fractures. There are several studies which says
  that smoking causes knee pain and it is more
  often in older people.

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