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Postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis have a 21 percent greater risk for fractures and a 27 percent greater risk for falls than women of similar ages, but without osteoarthritis, Medscape News reported November 7, 2011. In this study, presented in Chicago at the American College of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting, researchers analyzed existing data [...] Older overweight adults with knee osteoarthritis can greatly reduce pain and improve function in their knees with a program of intensive diet and moderate exercise, researchers reported Nov. 6, 2011 at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Chicago. [...] The National Institutes of Health announced October 19, 2011 that it, along with many other partners, had launched Go4Life, a campaign focusing on fitness for adults ages 50 and older. [...] Studies have shown that exercise can help people who have osteoarthritis by reducing pain, improving function, limiting disability—even fighting depression. Yet, only small percentages of men and women with osteoarthritis do the recommended amount of exercise each week, according to a study published July 26, 2012 in the scientific journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. [...] |
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