The many benefits of exercise for arthritis

September 28, 2017

The many benefits of exercise for arthritis

A website called 60+ Me is dedicated to helping people over 60 stay healthy and live life fully.  This article on exercise for Osteoarthritis may be beneficial to you or a loved one.

Osteoarthritis

Once thought to be a wear and tear ailment, scientists now believe that OA is a disease of the joints, although joint damage caused by joint stress is still considered a major cause!

OA can be severely debilitating and can cause great pain, most especially in those joints that have been used and abused the most: knees, hands, fingers, spine. There are a variety of methods for treatment, and exercise is crucial to maintaining movement and easing stiffness. There is no cure.

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