{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreie32aqzv3guypwvrljlu5d3rgzxtw4bsrfq53s2p3i4tncmwann34",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:oznbnvgr7dmvddiyvr7dih52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer3skrztwq2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreig3ad7setpek5xgbhuald676vznzlxkze37h7dc5fvr45quikdrg4"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 51137
  },
  "path": "/health/osteoarthritis-sleep-warning-habits",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T17:19:33.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Arthritis Care & Research",
    "'17th-century pirate disease' emerges as a potential side effect of weight loss jabs",
    "Benefits of low-carb diet challenged as study of 200,000 reveals hidden heart risks",
    "Stroke risk: The Mediterranean diet foods that could cut your risk by up to 25 per cent",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
  ],
  "textContent": "\n\n\nGetting a good night's sleep might be more important for your joints than you'd think, according to new research from the UK Biobank.\n\nNew findings, published in Arthritis Care & Research, found that those working night shifts and anyone regularly clocking fewer than six hours of sleep face a notably higher chance of developing osteoarthritis.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScientists from Washington University in St. Louis wanted to determine the extent to which the body's daily rhythms are involved in joint cartilage health.\n\nPeople who regularly got less than six hours of shut-eye each night showed a 41 per cent greater risk of developing knee osteoarthritis compared to those managing seven hours.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThey were also 31 per cent more likely to need a total knee replacement down the line.\n\nIt transpired that quality matters too, as those who typically struggle to drift off or find themselves waking during the night had a 34 per cent higher chance of knee osteoarthritis.\n\nTheir risk of needing knee replacement surgery jumped by 40 per cent.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * '17th-century pirate disease' emerges as a potential side effect of weight loss jabs\n  * Benefits of low-carb diet challenged as study of 200,000 reveals hidden heart risks\n  * Stroke risk: The Mediterranean diet foods that could cut your risk by up to 25 per cent\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn addition, people on night shifts had a 24 per cent greater likelihood of developing knee osteoarthritis compared to those working during the day.\n\nTheir chances of eventually requiring a knee replacement were 28 per cent higher.\n\nHowever, the researchers did find that when they accounted for body weight, the links became somewhat weaker.\n\nBut even after adjusting for BMI and ruling out participants who already had chronic knee or hip pain, the connections between poor sleep, insomnia and joint problems remained clear across all the outcomes they measured.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThankfully, better sleep habits can work hand in hand with other proven approaches to protect the joints.\n\n\"Sleep is a potentially modifiable risk factor for osteoarthritis that could be improved with lifestyle changes or sleep hygiene interventions,\" said Elizabeth Yanik, Assistant professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery at Washington University, St. Louis.\n\n\"Sleep can be addressed alongside established prevention strategies, such as physical activity and weight management, to help reduce osteoarthritis risk and delay the need for joint replacement.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Osteoarthritis: Shortened sleep linked to notably higher risk of joint damage - what you need to know"
}