Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis: Cutting-Edge Strategies for the Relief of Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780399528569)

The New York Times bestselling author of Strong Women Eat Well and fellow Tufts University scientists present a simple plan that has been proven to reduce the pain and immobility caused by arthritis...

Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis shows the direct connection between a strength-training program you can do at home and the reduction--and even prevention--of arthritis symptoms. No other research study using an exercise program has ever showed the results that the Tufts study achieved: a 43% reduction in pain, a 44% improvement in physical function, and a 71% improvement in strength. This book offers all the tools you need--and more:

- An exercise program designed specifically to protect the joints and relieve stiffness and soreness

- A scientifically based eating plan to reduce inflammation and pain

- A hands-on guide to the latest medications

- The real story on complementary therapies--which ones work? Which ones don't?

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Author: Miriam E. Nelson, Kristin Baker, Lawrence Lindner
ISBN-10: 0399528563
ISBN-13: 9780399528569
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2003
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.00w x 0.86d