Exercise
Walking towards healthier knees
Walking for exercise can reduce new frequent knee pain in people aged 50 years and older who have knee osteoarthritis, says a new study. Furthermore, walking for exercise may be an effective treatment to slow the damage that occurs within the joint.
Exercise in water to take on inflammatory arthritis symptoms, experts advise after new evidence review
Aquatic exercise is effective in treating pain, disease activity and function in people with inflammatory arthritis says a large review of the evidence.
Physiotherapy is key to quality of life for people with all forms of arthritis, highlights Will Gregory
Osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis are the two most common types of arthritis. While they are different conditions – despite the name they have in common – both affect the joints. And their symptoms and outcomes can be improved by physiotherapy.
Dance like nobody’s watching – it could even relieve some fibromyalgia symptoms…
Dancing helps people with fibromyalgia, especially if it’s creative, says a review of the evidence in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Exercise has been shown to be an effective way of reducing fibromyalgia symptoms. Some work also reports benefits of dance-based interventions. So a team set out to see if creative dance and repetitive dance have similar levels of success.
Healthy lifestyle reduces risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis says new research in Arthritis Care & Research.