Older adults with arthritis need just 45 minutes of activity per week
Monday, January 9, 2017 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Older adults who suffer from arthritis need to keep moving to be functionally independent. But in an examination of a goal that is daunting for most of this aging population, a new study found that performing even a third (45 minutes) of the recommended activity is beneficial, and those who did improved function in their lower arthritic limbs by 80 percent.