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With the risk of developing a number of mobility related diseases increases with age, it is not uncommon for some tasks to become harder to complete as a person ages. This might mean that the senior is no longer able to walk for as long as they once were or see well enough to drive. Often, the task of standing up is also much more difficult for a senior.

There are several diseases that can make it more difficult to stand up, but most common this mobility problem is caused by arthritis. Arthritis is actually a general term used to describe over 100 different joint disorders. While it is true that there are many different types of arthritis, the symptoms for many of these are very similar, specifically joint pain, which is often much more painful after having been still for a while.

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