Diet and Exercise
Is exercising with RA safe? Will it be painful? Will it worsen the condition of the joints? How should stiffness and fatigue be addressed? An RA patient needs to keep these factors, among many others, in mind while exercising. That said, diet and exercise are vital to maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle, a factor which can help control symptoms and progression of the disease.
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Pacing Yourself May Be Harmful For RA Patients, A New Study Suggests
Rheumatoid arthritis can make activities more difficult to accomplish. It can cause severe fatigue and pain. RA can also complicate how you manage to divvy up your time each day, much less find time to exercise or stay physically active. In a recent study, researchers in the Netherlands asked the question - “Are people with…
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