Stan

You know, one of the things that I noticed when I help knee replacement patients is this whole idea of compensations. So it's like if your knee hurts on the right side, you have a tendency to compensate and how you walk or what have you. Then all of a sudden your hip hurts on your left side.

And so it's like this kind of back and forth and back and forth until you're able to treat one knee. or the other, whether through, you know, prevention of some sort or intervention, surgical intervention in this case. So, all right.

And so it's like this kind of back and forth and back and forth until you're able to treat one knee. or the other, whether through, you know, prevention of some sort or intervention, surgical intervention in this case. So, all right.

Exactly, exactly.

Exactly, exactly.

You know, I often say to people, especially as you age, you really have to listen carefully to your body. You really, really do. And if you have... a high pain tolerance, like some people do, you have to learn how to put that pain tolerance aside and say, I'll get back to you in six weeks after I get rid of this pain that's hurting my back or what have you.

You know, I often say to people, especially as you age, you really have to listen carefully to your body. You really, really do. And if you have... a high pain tolerance, like some people do, you have to learn how to put that pain tolerance aside and say, I'll get back to you in six weeks after I get rid of this pain that's hurting my back or what have you.

So yeah, I'd be remiss if I didn't, I'm sure everybody recognizes this. You wake up in the morning and you say, oh my God, where in hell did that stiffness come from? All right, so what's going on here? I mean, I certainly notice it more, you know, as I age. What's going on as, you know, when we wake up in the morning, we feel stiff all the time.

So yeah, I'd be remiss if I didn't, I'm sure everybody recognizes this. You wake up in the morning and you say, oh my God, where in hell did that stiffness come from? All right, so what's going on here? I mean, I certainly notice it more, you know, as I age. What's going on as, you know, when we wake up in the morning, we feel stiff all the time.

So, you know, our great research. has put together some background statistics here. And these are telling, I think. So just correct me if I'm wrong, but these are arthritis, 36 million ambulatory care visits yearly. I mean, that's insane. 744,000 hospitalizations, to Clarence's point, 9,300 deaths, 19 million people with activity limitations. I mean, this is, it's really rampant.

So, you know, our great research. has put together some background statistics here. And these are telling, I think. So just correct me if I'm wrong, but these are arthritis, 36 million ambulatory care visits yearly. I mean, that's insane. 744,000 hospitalizations, to Clarence's point, 9,300 deaths, 19 million people with activity limitations. I mean, this is, it's really rampant.

Now, this is really interesting too. When you look at race, and ethnicity, you mentioned the Somali population, but here's just an idea, and this is, I think, pretty telling. 39.1 non-Hispanic white adults reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Okay, so that's the white non-Hispanic.

Now, this is really interesting too. When you look at race, and ethnicity, you mentioned the Somali population, but here's just an idea, and this is, I think, pretty telling. 39.1 non-Hispanic white adults reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Okay, so that's the white non-Hispanic.

six million non-Hispanic Black adults, which is also very interesting because Clarence and I have talked about, we've gone through a lot of different shows and the Black population is at much higher risk for many, many diseases, but it doesn't seem to be as high in the arthritis mode. And it goes on and on. So it's like, you know, we do see some race, ethnicity differences.

six million non-Hispanic Black adults, which is also very interesting because Clarence and I have talked about, we've gone through a lot of different shows and the Black population is at much higher risk for many, many diseases, but it doesn't seem to be as high in the arthritis mode. And it goes on and on. So it's like, you know, we do see some race, ethnicity differences.

Did you notice that or pick up on that in your practice at all, Paul?

Did you notice that or pick up on that in your practice at all, Paul?

So the question is comfort.

So the question is comfort.

Yeah.