Comments on: Tips to Help Avoid Arthritis https://www.athletico.com/2012/05/15/tips-to-help-avoid-arthritis/ Better for every body. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Diane https://www.athletico.com/2012/05/15/tips-to-help-avoid-arthritis/#comment-6224 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=1502#comment-6224 My only comment is that as you note, there are many forms of arthrits, and some, like rheumatoid arthritis, aren’t avoidable/preventable (would that it was!). Activity when possible with RA is a great thing.

]]> By: Grant Koster https://www.athletico.com/2012/05/15/tips-to-help-avoid-arthritis/#comment-3897 Thu, 31 May 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=1502#comment-3897 The Arthritis Foundation is a great resource for people with Arthritic related diseases. As a Board Member of the Arthritis Foundation and Physical Therapist, I get to witness this disease on both ends of the spectrum. The Arthritis Foundation is the largest support of biomedical research in the world around Arthritis (OA, RA, and JRA). Arthritis just doesn’t affect older people. Over 300,000 kids have JRA.

If you have Arthritis, you have a choice. Don’t chose to change your life and accept disability. That only feeds the reason why Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Stand up (and move) to Arthritis. Seek appropriate medical care and get some quality education by a physican and physical therapist on what you can do to take control and live with a high quality life. Activity modification, posture, stretching, specific exercises, and nutrition are just a few of the things that can make significant positive impacts on your life if you are dealing with Arthritis.
-Grant Koster, PT, ATC, CSCS

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