"Resistance training appears to improve muscle strength and physical function, and decrease pain in people who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a review of multiple studies...I am all for believing that resistance training can help.
The mostly overweight and obese men and women, aged from 55 to 74 years, participated in resistance programs of regular, repetitive exercise using free weights, resistance bands, or resistance machines for 1 to 6 months on average, or usual care (non-weight-bearing exercise, electrical stimulation, and health and nutritional education).
Results indicate that resistance training 'is quite an effective and safe form of exercise for people with osteoarthritis,' Lange told Reuters Health. Such programs can potentially counteract the functional limitations caused by osteoarthritis of the knee, she and colleagues report."
And with fat people who are at greater risk of arthritis, weight loss will likely add benefit, so lose the weight.
The problem is, resistance training can hurt, too.
But you would not know it unless you read to the end of the article.
"Further research is needed to determine whether resistance training benefits those with severe knee osteoarthritis..."It is possible that for those with severe joint destruction, continued use, under certain conditions can worsen the damage.
Beware of MSM headlines. Beware of their reportage in general.
You can end up worse than before.
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