It is essential that you consult your doctor before beginning any aerobic program. When your arthritis is controlled, your joint flexibility is at its optimum, and your muscles are strengthened, you are ready to begin improving your stamina. Aerobic exercise will enhance your fitness by improving your heart and lung function as well as circulation. [...]

Which joints are important in RA? In RA, the diarthrodial joints, or those that have a space between them and move, are the ones that are most affected-this means those joints like the jaw, the wrists, elbows, and those in the hands and feet. When a doctor examines a patient with the disease, he or [...]