Take a Walk Take a Bike Ride Take a Swim More than 46 million Americans live with arthritis, and many of them are discovering that moderate exercise improves the way they feel. You can do it, too. Here are some suggestions on how to get started.
Is arthritis keeping you from living the life you want? In Missouri, there are more than 1.4 million people living with arthritis; yet many do not know that regular moderate exercise can help them take charge and show arthritis who's boss. It's true! "For many years, everyone thought that people with arthritis should rest to …
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Don't let arthritis stand in your way. Is arthritis keeping you from living the life you want? Then take charge with moderate physical activity. Studies show that getting your heart rate up and keeping it up, at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week (for a total of 2.5 a week), helps reduce …
Secretary Sebelius awards funding for Chronic Disease Self-Managment Programs for Older Adults in 45 states, including Missouri. The Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program is working with the Area Agencies on Aging and local public health departments to provide self-management programs through out the state. Click here to learn more about the Chronic Disease Self Management Program and …
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A group of ten new leaders will be providing tools for living a healthy life with chronic health conditions. That's because they've just graduated from a training program called "Live Like Your Life Depends on It." Learn more about this group and where they will be facilitating their own trainings by clicking here.
A new study suggests that arthritis sufferers with pain at both joint and non-joint sites may suffer even more if they're having trouble sleeping. A group of 59 women with rheumatoid arthritis were studied. Read more about the study here.
The seven Regional Arthritis Centers (RACs) are part of a statewide network run by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service’s Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program (MAOP). For Missouri Arthritis Program information, click here. Click on the map to go directly to each RAC’s web page to find classes being offered near you and to …