Mike Schroeder

I decided to create this page, and share some of my personal, experiences and insights.

I also am one of the millions of men, women, and young adults world wide who has this condition.

I am 54 years old. I have been coping living with my symptoms for more than 20 years now. I can understand and appreciate how difficult your life can be for you right now..

What was confusing, difficult for me to understand about all this, even thow the extent of the damage to my hips could be seen on the X-rays...., Remarkably, in the beginig there was very little pain. This occurs in about one-third of people who have this disease..

A common misconception people have about bone-disease is thinking its the result, a normal part of aging... For some-one to have, or experience symptoms, they need to be elderly is a Myth..

The impact this condition has on our daily lives goes beyond the difficulties of mobility pain controll. It certianly affects us emotionaly, as well as, psychologicly....

What is imprortant, we need to remember, the damage that happens to the joints does not happen over-night. The longer the symptoms persist, are not properly diagnosed the more damage is done to the joints.

As we age, so does the frequency, and risk for symptoms. These risks are commonly the result of past trauma, or injury that happened years before.

Women who're between the age of four-five,and older, have ten times the risk to develop osteoarthritis. With this type of arthritis, It is more common in women; compaired to men..