Rheumatoid Arthritis
Healthy Lifestyle Tips
Although exercise may initially increase pain, gentle exercises help people with RA.124,125 Women with RA taking low-dose steroid therapy can safely participate in a weight-bearing exercise program with many positive effects on physical function, activity and fitness levels, and bone mineral density, and with no aggravation of disease activity.126 Many doctors recommend swimming, stretching, or walking to people with RA.