It's true -- regular stretching can help strengthen your muscles and tendons. It also can make them more flexible. That allows your joints to move more easily and helps the muscles around them work better.
Arthritis Foundation: “51 Ways to Be Good to Your Joints,” “5 Bad Habits to Drop for Better Arthritis Management,” “Sleep and Pain,” “Why Osteoarthritis Could Disrupt Your Sleep — and Your Partner’s,” “Protect Your Joints,” “What is Osteoarthritis?”
Harvard Medical School: “Why weight matters when it comes to joint pain,” “Does cracking knuckles cause arthritis?” “How stretching keeps your joints moving,” “Strength Training Builds More Than Muscles,” “Do Habits Cause Your Neck Pain?” “Simple Tips to Protect Your Joints.”Rush University Medical Center: “5 Tips for Preventing Knee Pain,” “When Technology Hurts.”Mayo Clinic: “Stretching: Focus on Flexibility,” “Overuse injury: How to prevent training injuries.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, OrthInfo: “Smoking and Musculoskeletal Health,” “Backpack Safety.”The University of Edinburgh: “Driving posture and head restraint adjustment.”Cleveland Clinic: “Text Neck: Is Smartphone Use Causing Your Neck Pain?”American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society: “How to Select the Right Athletic Shoes.”McLeod Health: “The Problem with Your Purse: Bad Knees, Elbow, Neck and Spine.
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