Advice For Living With Arthritis Presented at Nemaha County Hospital

Arthritis does not have to be a threat to individuals most of the time, area residents were informed Thursday morning, May 21 at Nemaha County Hospital.

“It is a natural part of aging and there are modifiable actions that we can do to make living with arthritis better, noted Kim Hahn, physical therapist at the Auburn hospital. She continued the physical therapists see a lot of incidences of the joint inflammation.

Pain, swelling and stiffness are the most common symptoms, the physical therapist related. Key factors are inflammation, body weight and previous injury, Hahn continued.