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At what age can you get arthritis?

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Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

No age limits: You can get arthritis at virtually any age some pediatric patients with juvenile arthritis can start getting symptoms at 7-8 years old obviously the degenerative types of arthritis just get more common as you getting older.

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Answered 4/30/2019

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