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For years the common belief was that the onset of arthritis meant an end to exercise. But we’ve come to learn that exercise is one of the best things you can do to keep arthritis from getting worse. Exercise keeps your muscles strong and it can reduce joint pain and stiffness. It can also help you maintain a healthy weight, which places less stress on your joints.   “There is evidence that ...

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Arthritis is a term that includes a group of disorders that affect your joints and muscles. Arthritis affects the activities you rely on for everyday activities. Arthritis is usually chronic. This means that it can last on and off for a lifetime.

Arthritis is a generic term for inflammation of the joint (place where two or more movable bones meet). The joint, spaces between the bones is composed of fluid sacs, in addition to cartilage (gelatinous substance that caps the end of the bones). Both act as shock absorbers. Ligaments hold bones together. Tendons attach muscles to ligaments. Muscles contract and expand via nerve, electrical stimulation, which in turn pulls and relaxes the tendons, ligaments, moving the bones. There are three t