Arthritis: What Exercises Work

by Dava Sobel, Arthur C. Klein

Based on a national survey conducted by the authors of What Works in which arthritis sufferers indicated exercises that helped them stop pain, this guide explains and diagrams these exercises, along with self-evaluation checklists and modifications for flare-ups.

Genres: Health, Medical

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Dava Sobel is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include Longitude, about English clockmaker John Harrison; Galileo's Daughter, about Galileo's daughter Maria Celeste; and The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars about the Harvard Computers.

Reviews

[Tara]

I didn't read the entire book, but the version I had was from 1989. Extremely outdated. There might be some good information in there, but you would be better off finding a more current arthritis book, with lists of current medications and risk factors. A friend loaned this to me with the greatest of intentions, but this is not the type of information that you can rely on, especially since it talks about medications that most people have never heard of. Now if it were Traditional Chinese Medicine, that might be different.

[Frankie]

Loved this book.
No extra verbiage to waste my time.
The exercises have worked immediately to help stiffness and mobility.
Phenomenal explanation of what happens to inactive joints in Foreword, which (gasp) reminded me of my Sports Dr’s explanation of the state of my shoulders. Read and exercise now, O Reader, so you don’t wind up like me!

[Jean]

Stretch to Move

This is a well written, easy to understand course on how to recover a good range of motion in all joints, especially including those affected by arthritis.

[Susanna]

Plenty of exercises to try.