How this non-joint Arthritis factor kills

If you have arthritis, there’s something outside your joints that puts your health at even greater risk than pain, stiffness, or daily struggles.

A major new study published in Scientific Reports found that social isolation significantly increases the risk of death among people with arthritis.

Past research has suggested that social isolation can shorten lives in the general population. But whether this also holds true for people specifically living with arthritis hadn’t been clearly shown — until now.

And this is important, as many people with arthritis find themselves withdrawing from social activities because of pain, fatigue, or mobility issues.

Researchers from China, the US, and the UK teamed up to answer this question by analyzing data from four large studies: the National Health and Aging Trends Study (USA), the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (UK), the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, and the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. They included over 16,000 middle-aged and elderly adults with arthritis across these four populations.

Each participant answered questions about their living situation, marital status, social activities, and more.

These answers were used to rate how socially isolated each person was.

Then, the researchers followed participants over time and tracked who died.

Their discoveries were alarming:

1. People with arthritis who were socially isolated had a 42% higher risk of death compared to those who were not isolated.

2. This held true even after adjusting for age, gender, other diseases, lifestyle, and BMI.

3. The pattern was consistent in the US, UK, and China — even across different cultures and healthcare systems.

4. In the US study, socially isolated arthritis patients had a 53% higher death risk. In the English study, the risk was 31% higher. In one of the Chinese studies, it was 50% higher.

5. The more socially isolated someone was, the higher their risk: each step up in isolation increased the chance of dying by 19%.

6. The increased risk was independent of other risk factors, like whether people exercised or smoked.

In short: if you have arthritis and feel cut off from others, your health may suffer in very real ways, even if you’re doing everything else right.

Your social life isn’t just a nice-to-have — it could be a matter of life and death.

That means staying socially connected, even when it’s hard. If mobility is an issue, video calls, online groups, and social media can offer real connection.

And that’s just another reason why it’s so important you tackle your arthritis naturally.

Thousands of readers have rid themselves of joint pain and stiffness – often within 21 days – using the simple all natural steps explained here…