Our Joints: How They Age, and Why They Hurt

Contact: Charlotte Beskow
19
Jan.
2026
Malmö International
Jan. 19, 2026 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sweden

We move to live. Whether it's shopping for groceries or laughing with friends, we are constantly in motion—often taking our joints for granted. That is, until… ouch! Suddenly, our joints start to hurt.

 

Osteoarthritis is the world's most common cause of joint pain and disability. For a long time, we dismissed it as an inevitable part of getting old. But science has moved on. We now know that OA is a complex disease that is about much more than just "wear and tear."

 

Join Associate Professor Andrea Dell’Isola for a fascinating look at how our joints really work. Based at Lund University’s Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Andrea studies not only how we treat joint pain, but also how it connects to seemingly unrelated health issues — like diabetes and high blood pressure — revealing that to care for your joints, you need to first care for your body.

 

This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom.

To join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84905041194?pwd=aDltcU1zZEhoZkxCZFdzSXhvOUJOZz09
Meeting ID: 849 0504 1194
Passcode: MIRC2390

The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted.

Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price.