Category : Osteoarthritis

Benefits of Exercise for Arthritis Sufferers

March 30th, 2011

Click here to read an article from Medical News Today about the the benefits of exercise for arthritis sufferers.  If you would like assistance setting up a personalized exercise program, just give us a call at 510.547.1630 (Oakland) or (831) 425.3588 (Santa Cruz).  Sports + Orthopedic Leaders has clinics located in both Oakland (SOL PT) [...]

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Does Running Accelerate Knee Osteoarthritis?

December 22nd, 2010

It has long been recommended in the medical community that some older runners stop running due to this belief.  Prior studies of the relationship of physical activity to osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee have shown mixed results.  The objective of this study was to determine if differences in the progression of knee OA in middle [...]

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Do You Suffer from Osteoarthritis in the Knee? Why Should You Consider Physical Therapy First?

July 21st, 2010

This information shows that Physical Therapy works better than arthroscopic surgery. Ask your doctor about Physical Therapy and please read this before you consider more drastic measures http://ht.ly/291Qu Here is what one of our patient’s results have been with PT who happens to have a very severe arthritic knee:   “Before I came to SOL, I had very little mobility and a lot of soreness in my right knee. I have increased my stamina so that I can walk for ½-1mile (pre-treatment was a block or so) and stairs are significantly easier. I am impressed with SOL’s commitment to patient… Read Entire Article

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