By strengthening muscles, physical therapists can help stabilize arthritic joints (:34)
Physical therapist Hector Mayo explains how he works with patients to slow their arthritis.
Click the thumbnails below to watch more real stories.
-
Take Control of Arthritis
What you can do
( :51 )
-
Physical Therapy Can Help
How it strengthens joints
( :34 )
-
The New Drugs Work
RA is treatable now
( :29 )
-
Healing Ups and Downs
How you may feel
( :46 )
Share Your Thoughts
Has physical therapy helped your arthritis?
“We tell the patient that we cannot cure your arthritis, but what we can do is retard the progression of it,” says Hector Mayo, clinical director of Grand Central Physical and Hand Therapy in New York City. In this video, Mayo explains how physical therapy can help strengthen arthritic joints.
Take Control of ArthritisWhat you can do
Physical Therapy Can HelpHow it strengthens joints
The New Drugs WorkRA is treatable now
Healing Ups and DownsHow you may feel