Guest guest Posted October 18, 2002 Report Share Posted October 18, 2002 RUN FROM ARTHRITIS: STUDY By BILL HOFFMANN October 17, 2002 -- The best way to defeat arthritis is with da feet, doctors say. That's because simple jogging offers up to 12 years protection from the onset of osteoarthritis, according to physicians at Stanford University. Osteoarthritis is usually thought of as developing from " wear and tear " on the joints, but the doctors say it is only " tearing " or other specific injuries that are the problem. The Stanford team studied 538 members of a running club and 423 people who never did any exercise. All were around 58 and had similar levels of health when the study began in 1984. Their progression of osteoarthritis was checked using X-rays, and doctors looked for signs of the degenerative form of joint disease. http://www.nypost.com/health/59907.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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