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Topic- Arthritis
Arthritis: innovative, evidence-based programs get results by Marilynn Larkin, MA
If you’re working in an active adult community, continuing care retirement community (CCRC), health club or other facility geared to older adults, chances are most of your members have arthritis. And the numbers will only increase, according to a 2007 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The number of arthritis patients in the United States will rise from about 46 million people today to 67 million in 2030, the CDC predicts. Of those nearly 70 million people, 25 million (37%) will limit usual activities due to arthritis. In Canada, the number of people with arthritis is expected to increase from four million today to more than six million by 2026.2 Similar increases—and limitations in function—will likely be seen in many developed countries around the world.
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Planning strength exercises for people with arthritis By Mark Richards, MS, PT
Arthritic pain. Does arthritis conjure up thoughts of discomfort and the need to decrease activity and increase rest? Understandably, those are natural responses to pain. Often, patients and clients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are advised to slow down, to take it easy, and certainly to avoid any significant activity for the involved joints. But, is it possible those recommendations do more harm than good? The answer from the research appears to be “yes.”
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Knee osteoarthritis: strength training for pain relief and functional improvement by Phil Page, M.S., P.T., ATC, CSCS
Many people claim the body starts to fall apart at 40. They may be right. At this age, deconditioned individuals experience declines in their muscle strength, increases in their waistline and morning stiffness and soreness. The body also succumbs to normal aging and wear and tear. In many cases, cartilage breaks down and wears out, and osteoarthritis sets in.
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Aquatic exercise and arthritis by Shirley Archer, J.D., M.A., C.M.T.
Arthritis, which means literally "joint inflammation," is among the most prevalent diseases in the United States today. In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new statistics to show that arthritis and chronic joint symptoms, an indicator for arthritis and rheumatoid conditions, affect 70 million Americans, or one in three adults. The disease is also the leading cause of disability in the nation today, limiting the daily activities of millions of people.
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