Try ballroom dancing to lower your pain and raise your spirits.
The hit TV show Dancing With the Stars has inspired many viewers to take up the samba and cha-cha. But is ballroom dancing safe for people with arthritis? Some types are, and dancing is good for you, says rheumatologist Linda Russell, MD, director of the Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Health Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
This story is from the March/April 2018 edition of Arthritis Today.
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