Simple motions can help to stretch your wrist and fingers. It may be a good idea to try this exercise as a warm-up before more challenging exercises. Sit in a comfortable position with your elbow bent ...

Some exercises target the forearms directly, such as wrist curls. Others incorporate other muscles to maximize balance, such as pullups, farmer’s walks, and fingertip pushups. Forearms are not ...

This exercise activates the knee-supporting muscle without placing excessive pressure on the knee joint itself. Straight leg raises can be helpful for conditions like an MCL sprain, knee OA, knee ...

If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), low-impact exercise can help prevent stiff ... certain parts of the body—specifically your hands, wrist, and knee joints. The tissue in the joint becomes ...

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Treatments that bolster the effects of exercise, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), may improve outcomes in knee OA. The aims of this pilot study are to (1) determine the ...

Wrist pain is a common ailment many of us deal with, and it becomes especially prominent as we age. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jennifer Wood, tells Yahoo Life that, “By 2050, approximately 40% of ...

In the first study assessing the use of yoga as a complementary therapy for OA of the fingers ... focussing on stretching and strengthening exercises emphasizing upper body extension and alignment.

Her research interests are in the epidemiology and genetics of osteoarthritis and disability. She is the principal investigator of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, a large, >20-year ...