ATLANTA, GA (June 9, 2025) — Throughout May’s Arthritis Awareness Month, the Arthritis Foundation partnered with local artists in 13 major cities across the U.S. to create free art inspired by the ...

Improve your range of motion and increase your cardio while you safely sit during this seated workout that includes the hip hinge, leg lifts, the march and more. Maintain leg range of motion with ...

Tips to Safe and Successful Stretching: Stretch just until you feel gentle pulling in your muscles, then hold the stretch in that position. The stretch shouldn’t be painful. Stretch gently and ...

By Cat Perry Your knees are crucial joints, each held together by a durable but vulnerable network of stabilizing ligaments, tendons, cartilage and bones. Knee ligaments have the especially tough job ...

By Maria Z. Leach | April 10, 2023 Parenting is not an easy job — from diapers to homework there are always new challenges. Raising kids can be even more complicated when one parent (or both) lives ...

By Linda Rath | July 15, 2022 Joint pain is usually associated with older adults, but children and teens can have it, too. A study of more than 16,000 children aged 3 to 16 in the U.K. found that 8% ...

By Linda Melone | Updated Dec. 8, 2021 It’s tempting to huddle up on the sofa on cold winter days, but arthritis knows no season. A lack of activity can cause your joints to become stiff, so move it ...

By Timothy Gower Pratfalls are played for laughs on TV, but trips and slips are no joke: Each year, falls send about 2.8 million Americans to emergency rooms, with 800,000 requiring a night or more in ...

Question: My wrists don’t hurt much anymore, but they feel very weak. How can I strengthen my wrists? Answer: The most important and effective strategy for strengthening wrists is to use your hands ...

Tips to Safe and Successful Stretching: Stretch just until you feel gentle pulling in your muscles, then hold the stretch. The stretch shouldn’t be painful. Stretch gently and smoothly. Do not bounce.

By Linda Rath A majority of people with arthritis — around 80% by some estimates — have trouble sleeping. They might have a tough time falling asleep, staying asleep or both. Most agree they hurt more ...

By Linda Rath | June 8, 2022 If the experts are right, a lot of people are in a state of chronic inflammation. This is different from acute inflammation, which causes pain and swelling when you twist ...