8 Essential Exercises for Athletes with Arthritic Knees
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Stronger muscles can relieve the load on your joints and reduce arthritis pain and inflammation...
Here's how:
Just because you have arthritis doesn't mean you have to say goodbye to exercise.
But many people with this condition aren't meeting the recommended federal guidelines of 2.5 hours of moderate movement each week — and that's a shame, because physical activity is one of the best ways to combat the pain and stiffness associated with arthritis.
"A lot of people with arthritis stop moving."
says Lee Kaplan, MD, associate professor of clinical orthopedics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida.
In fact, he emphasizes, people should be doing just the opposite — seeking exercise and actively strength-training their muscles in order to reduce the load on their joints, which in turn can cut down on...
