Theres abundant evidence that losing weight and regular exercise are the available for osteoarthritis pain, White adds. Its quite striking, she says. If you lose only five pounds, youre talking about the equivalent of 20 pounds [less stress] across those knees, so you can imagine it would make quite a difference. Pretty much any type of exercise seems to reduce pain and increase flexibility, according to Felson. There have been a variety of different exercise studies which have tried everything from water aerobics to walking to muscle strengthening, and they all seem to work.
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