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Once thought to be a condition that only affected the elderly, arthritis is increasingly striking much younger people - and lifestyle may be to blame.

Pharmacist Noel Wicks advisor to Deep Relief , said: “We often think that arthritis is something that only middle-aged and older people get but a new report for Deep Relief has found that young people are now suffering too. In fact, almost half of young adults aged 18 to 34 say they’re currently sore or aching.

"What I find really worrying is that one in five 18 to 24-year-olds and 23% of 35-to-44-year-olds say they now have arthritis. Clearly arthritis is no longer a health issue for older people alone.

“There is a myriad of reasons behind this worrying trend, with lifestyle at the focus of most of them. In younger people,

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