Article: Arthritis patients not getting message to lose weight, exercise more.(Clinical Rounds)

Article: Many overweight arthritis patients aren't told to lose ...
Internal Medicine News;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... to get these people to lose weight and get active." Dr ... they had been advised to lose weight. This is far below the ... obese to be advised to lose weight, and 67% of these patients ... had experienced recent joint pain (OR 0.81). Recent ...

Article: Arthritis battle plan: exercise, lose weight
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  April 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Arthritis battle plan: exercise, lose weight By KORKY VANN, THE HARTFORD ... moderate pace, have less joint pain than those less active. More ... week reported being virtually joint-pain free. "Although the temptation ... Simply walking can reduce joint pain and stiffness, ...

Article: Get in the swim to reduce joint pain; HEALTH AND ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  February 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... reduce your risk of developing these potentially crippling diseases, or lessen the impact if you do fall victim to them? Lose weight Being overweight is one of the main contibutory factors in osteoarthritis because it puts undue pressure on some joints ...

Article: Next Pharmaceuticals Study Shows Citrofen Eases Joint ...
Business Wire;  February 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... lowered their weight and BMI (5.1%, p<0.001) while on Citrofen[TM]. The normal weight subjects did not lose weight. Citrofen[TM] was developed out of the research Next has been conducting on its patented extract from orange peel. This ...

Article: Low-impact exercise can ease chronic joint pain
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... lunch and dinner. "Before or after?" the imaginary patient asks. "Instead of," the doctor replies. "You need to lose weight." Figuring out how pain started and when it happened is a first step. If someone remembers that they were squatting in ...

Article: Time for a New Hip? Hip replacement can offer relief from severe ...
Healthy Years;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... The pool water supports the weight of the patient and permits comfortable exercise. Dieting, of course, is another way to lose weight beforehand. It's well worth the investment in getting a head start, both for the long-term survival of the joint and ...

Article: Surgeons Find That Laparoscopic Banding Procedure Helps ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... effectiveness of surgical intervention to help morbidly obese children lose weight: they studied the effect of laparoscopic banding procedures ... also notes, These individuals typically have back pain or joint pain. They can have depression -- actually, the mental health ...