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    Part 2 -- Osteoarthritis Prevention Strategies

    The best medical strategy is to prevent disease. In the previous post and in this one I discuss preventive strategies for osteoarthritis. These are very effective, but obviously cannot protect against osteoarthritis completely. One can only do so much in following this advice: injuries are never completely preventable, lifestyle is seldom... Read moreChevron
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    posted 09/12/2008, comments (0)

    Strength Training For Arthritis Prevention and Relief

    When I do my strengthening exercises, should I be training for large, bulky muscles, or smaller muscles for endurance?   Safely strengthening the muscles around painful joints is one of the best ways to alleviate joint pain and keep the pain from returning. In fact, keeping muscles strong and flexible is one of the best ways to keep joint... Read moreChevron
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    Why You Should Exercise Before Joint Replacement Surgery

    If I'm going for a knee replacement for osteoarthritis, should I do physical therapy before the operation?   If you are going for a total knee replacement for knee osteoarthritis, then presumably the pain in your knee negatively impacts your daily quality of life and is keeping you from doing the things you like to do. Also presumably, you... Read moreChevron
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    Tips For Preventing Osteoarthritis Part 1

    Ideally, the best medical strategy is to prevent disease. In this post and the next I will discuss preventive strategies for osteoarthritis. These are very effective, but obviously cannot protect against arthritis completely. One can only do so much in following this advice. Remember that injuries are never completely preventable, lifestyle is... Read moreChevron
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    Are Olympic athletes at greater risk for developing osteoarthritis?

      As I have stressed in previous blogs, as I emphasize in my book, The Arthritis Handbook: Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis (Diamedica, 2008), and as I tell my patients every day, joints need movement and exercise to stay healthy. Without exercise, joints start to degenerate. Study after study indicates that... Read moreChevron
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