Stay Safe From Arthritis Pain

Stay Safe With These Fall-prevention Guidelines The American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatric Society have issued updated guidelines for preventing falls in older people. It is the first such update in over 10 years. “There is always evidence that is coming out and in area like falling, we are learning more about it every day,” says Mary Tinetti, MD, a professor of medicine at Yale...

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Massage and Arthritis

Massage and Arthritis Regular massage of muscles and joints, whether by a licensed therapist at a spa or by self-massage at home, can lead to a significant reduction in pain for people with arthritis, according to Tiffany Field, PhD, director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine, who’s conducted a number of studies on the benefits of massage, including...

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