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If you suffer from arthritis, there is great news for you! You do not have to quit playing golf. Actually, golf can help improve the symptoms of arthritis and add strength and mobility! Exercise has been found to be one of the best ways to treat osteoarthritis. Exercise can help your mood, act as [...] One of the more common recommendations for treating arthritis is the use of heat. The Arthritis Foundation’s website recommends using heat to relax muscles and stimulate blood circulation. They suggest using dry heat, such as heating pads or heat lamps, or moist heat, such as warm baths or heated wash cloths. Other options for applying heat [...] In the first study of its kind, researchers at Brown University have discovered that the lack of a protein called lubricin results in early wear of joints. Lubricin acts as a “boundary lubricant” that reduces the friction between opposing layers of cartilage inside joints. Dr. Gregory Jay, an associate professor of emergency medicine and engineering at [...] Like all aspects of the development of the human body, genetics dictate each individual’s height. Last year a team of researchers identified the initial common gene that influences height. That same team has now identified 20 additional genetic regions that can collectively influence height differences of almost 2.5 inches. According to the research team, 90% of [...] You don’t need years of research to tell you that diet affects arthritis symptoms and arthritis progression. I have reported on many of these foods here. But one family of foods that I was unaware could affect arthritis symptoms is called the nightshades. Foods in the nightshade family include tomatoes, eggplant, tobacco and [...] |
  
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