Improve your range of motion and increase your cardio while you safely sit during this seated workout that includes the hip hinge, leg lifts, the march and more. Maintain leg range of motion with ...

By Vandana Suresh | Feb. 21, 2025 While studying rheumatic diseases in children in the 1950s, physician and mathematician Alvan Feinstein observed a significant gap in distinguishing between benign ...

By Cat Perry Your knees are crucial joints, each held together by a durable but vulnerable network of stabilizing ligaments, tendons, cartilage and bones. Knee ligaments have the especially tough job ...

The Link: Arthritis, Diabetes and Heart Disease Advice to Take to Heart Having any kind of arthritis greatly increases your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. Get expert tips on how to ...

By Sharon Liao | Updated Dec. 12, 2021 When the temperature drops, wearing the right clothing when you head out into the elements can ease the ache in your joints. “The best way to beat the chill is ...

By Michele Cohen Marill Some days arthritis simply won’t let you keep up with house chores, or go to a friend’s party, or pretend that everything is fine when it really isn’t. If that makes you feel ...

By Anneke Smith Maybe you overdid it cleaning the house or sprucing up your garden this weekend. Or you’re using a hot or cold pack on your lower back more often over the past few months. Does the ...

By Timothy Gower Pratfalls are played for laughs on TV, but trips and slips are no joke: Each year, falls send about 2.8 million Americans to emergency rooms, with 800,000 requiring a night or more in ...

Question: My wrists don’t hurt much anymore, but they feel very weak. How can I strengthen my wrists? Answer: The most important and effective strategy for strengthening wrists is to use your hands ...

Tips to Safe and Successful Stretching: Stretch just until you feel gentle pulling in your muscles, then hold the stretch. The stretch shouldn’t be painful. Stretch gently and smoothly. Do not bounce.

By Linda Rath A majority of people with arthritis — around 80% by some estimates — have trouble sleeping. They might have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Most agree they hurt more ...

By Linda Rath | June 8, 2022 If the experts are right, a lot of people are in a state of chronic inflammation. This is different from acute inflammation, which causes pain and swelling when you twist ...