Ah, the holidays. It is a time when many of us revert to our stereotypical roles. The men are in the family room watching the latest bowl game, and the women are in the kitchen cooking.
But are some of those poor ladies cooking doing so on painful knees? And if so, what can the rest of us do--short of asking them to relax and not cook this holiday season?
Some of my colleagues at the recent American College of Rheumatology meeting in Boston earlier this month suggest that we take...
Now that the weather is turning better and you are starting to shake off those wintertime pains, a walk might sound pretty good right about... Read more »
Try not to call it a cane. Instead, calling this assistive device a "walking stick" or even a "trekking stick" evokes more positive images... Read more »
No one would think of walking as a perishable skill. Without practice and repetition, walking can become a sloppy waddle. This skill... Read more »
Team NYC Sick Chick Club. Photo by S. Nash. In what is probably my most read article, RA: The Loser Disease, I lamented RA’s D-list... Read more »
When I first got sick, I couldn’t fathom taking part in walks for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. At the time, it felt like a gavel coming... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Do patients with knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA) increase the weight and load through the knee after taking pain relievers? This is the first... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Walking abnormalities are unusual and uncontrollable walking patterns that are usually due to diseases or injuries to the legs, feet, brain, spinal... Read more »
Walking If you are obese, your knees and hips experience up to 3 times as much pressure with each step. Climbing Stairs If you are obese, your knees and hips experience up to 6 times as much pressure when walking down a flight of stairs. ...
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