title: Does regular exercise reduce the pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis?
abstract: Exercise helps reduce the pain, but it's unclear whether it helps with stiffness. Exercise moderately reduces pain in elderly patients with osteoarthritis and has a small effect on reducing self-reported disability. No studies have evaluated the effect of exercise on stiffness.
authors.affiliation: Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blackham
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Garry
authors.forename: Doyle M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: Roger G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dealleaume
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000628:therapy; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000628:therapy; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic