Osteoarthritis Patients Benefit From Exercise And Weight Loss

Now what can it possibly be about being too heavy that ill-affects joints?

A $3 million grant, from the National Institute of Aging, has been given to the University of Illinois at Chicago to analyze the effects of two community-based promotion programs for older people struggling with osteoarthritis.



Fit and Strong!, an evidence-based physical activity and health behavior change program, will be compared with Fit and Strong! Plus, a more traditional program with an added weight management/dietary component.

Probably the extra weight.

When you are bigger than intended-size, lots of things go wrong.