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30-09-2018, 11:50 PM
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SINGAPORE – At 52, Ms Maryanne Chua uses a walking stick whenever her knee acts up, but feels “generally healthy” otherwise.

A recent questionnaire she completed told a different story.

Ms Chua, who has a torn meniscus (cartilage that cushions the knee joint) and knee osteoarthritis, discovered she was pre-frail.

Being pre-frail is a precursor of frailty, which is the loss of physiological reserves marked by symptoms such as unintentional weight loss and slowness in walking. Frailty puts...

Symptoms of frailty can start from age 30 and increase risk of death !!!!! (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/symptoms-of-frailty-can-start-from-age-30-and-increase-risk-of-death.259586/)


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