A 3 year Australian study has shown that older women who would like to avoid the stiffness and pain associated with arthritis need to follow some simple advice: Get moving. The study states that women in their 70s are more likely to stave off arthritis if they are at least somewhat physically active.
Researchers conducted the study among about 4,000 women who were ages 72 to 79 when the study began and roughly 5,000 who were between ages 48 and 55. Investigators questioned each woman about stiff and painful joints and levels of physical activity. Women who reported no such symptoms were included in the study.
Three years later, the women were questioned again to see how physical activity levels impacted the development of stiff and painful joints. Researchers linked greater activity levels to a lower incidence of arthritis in the older women.
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