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No one has worked out an effective way of doing this yet aside from preventing inflammation that destroys cartilage, in the case of Rheumatoid arthritis. In the case of osteoarthritis the strengthening of surrounding muscles to increase the support to the joint has been known to help.

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Unfortunately there is no sure-fire way to stop this happening. The best way to reduce damage to joint cartilage is to reduce the amount of shock movements through said joint, for example; don't jump around excessively.

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