Exercise improves symptoms of arthritis

Arthritis sufferers are recommended to participate in exercise programs to increase their fitness. Although it is probably the last thing many sufferers feel like doing, a new study published in January issue of Arthitis Care & Research (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritiscare) evaluated the effects of the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, formerly called People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) to promote managing arthritis through exercise. Although pilot studies had shown that the program led to improvements for arthritis patients, this was the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate the program. So check out this study and get moving! Anything you can do to help yourself is surely worthwhile and exercise has many benefits not only physically but mentally too.