Before we begin, I want to thank you all for reaching out with your comments and messages on social media.

It really does make the work in creating the podcasts feel even more fun and allows me to get your opinions and feelings on the topic.

With that being said, I did not realize how any... me to get your opinions and feelings on the topic.

With that being said, I did not realize how many people were bummed out that vampires

aren't real.

I know, it's just a myth like many of the medical myths we dispelled last week.

The great thing about myths is that there's so many of them.

This week, I'm going to ruin a few more for you.

But remember, knowing the truth about these things

isn't just fun, but the best part about it, it's going to help you take

care of your patients.

So ladies and gentlemen, I'm Dr. Niket Son Paul, and here I am with this week's

podcast on breaking up some more medical myths. Now the first myth has to do with achy breaky joints. That's right you've heard of the song with achy breaky hearts. We're going to be talking about achy breaky joints. That's right, you've heard of the song with achy bricky hearts. We're going to be talking about achy bricky joints. Yes, arthritis.

And more specifically, osteoarthritis. It is the most common type of joint disorder and globally

approximately 300 million people are affected

by hip and knee problems. This includes over 32 million people in the

United States who suffer daily from stiff joints, pain, and

debilitation.

Now the myth here has nothing to do with the disease, it's real, but it has to actually

do with treatment.

Patience are in constant pain, and they look for relief and fall prey to numerous advertisements

that claim that their joints will get better if they take this pill or that pill. I mean just

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