A review of the literature has shown strength training, stretching, and flexibility exercises are of significant benefit to people with mild-to-moderate hip osteoarthritis.
Yet another benefit of weight loss! The loss of excessive weight aided by bariatric surgery appears to improve symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, according to a retrospective pilot study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.
Individuals at high risk for osteoporotic fracture constitute a very meaningful disease burden to society, particularly in Asia, and that burden is expected to increase significantly in coming years, according to Nicholas Harvey, MA, MB, BChir, MRCP, PhD.