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Grant Cooper

posted 06/19/2009, comments (0)

Learning About Your Joints To Protect Them From Harm

It is hard to appreciate something if you don't understand it. Understanding your joints and how they function helps you not only appreciate them but also understand how best to care for them. There are different basic kinds of joints in your body. All of the mobile joints (e.g. knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, fingers) have the... Read more Chevron

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Pattye Snyder

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posted 06/19/2009, comments (0)

Sealed Up Challenges With Arthritis

Although many of our readers don't happen to live within the Continental U.S., I'm sure they are discovering many of the same "problems" that we are. Packaging of a wide variety of things (everything from sliced cheeses and meats to medications to paintbrushes) has changed radically in the last few years. Although I'm grateful for... Read more Chevron

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Matthew Thompson

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posted 09/25/2008, comments (0)

5 Risks Factors for Osteoarthritis

People are sometimes told they are "at risk" of developing arthritis at some point in the future. What does this mean? First it is important to understand the causes of arthritis. There are many factors that can contribute to the development of arthritis, and people with arthritis may have more than one of these contributing... Read more Chevron

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Michael Makover

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posted 09/24/2008, comments (0)

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 more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 05/12/2008, comments (3)

Arthritis Can Keep People With Diabetes From Exercise

A nasty interplay observed between arthritis, diabetes and inactivity appears to multiply serious health risks, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC study essentially found this: About half of diabetics have osteoarthritis, and those who have both diabetes and arthritis are... Read more Chevron

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