Hip, shoulder and knee pains might be caused by evolution hangover, study says
BBC – Scientists at the University of Oxford say a hangover from evolution could help explain why humans get so much shoulder, hip and knee pain.
And if current trends continue they predict the humans of the future could be at even greater risk.
They studied 300 specimens from different species spanning 400 million years to see how bones changed subtly over millennia.
The changes came as man began standing up straight on two legs.
Other researchers have noticed similar evolutionary quirks in humans. Some people prone to lower back problems, for example, could have spines closer in shape to those of our nearest ape relative – the chimpanzee.
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