Are you looking forward to the first hike or camping weekend of the season, but dread the joint pain that inevitably follows? This presentation will offer tips to those who suffer from aches and soreness on how to participate in recreational activities without risking debilitating pain. This presentation includes an overview of what arthritis is, how it develops, and how it differs from aging and conditions such as tendonitis, bursitis, myositis. Also included is a review of the impact outdoor activities can have on the muscular skeletal system and practical advice on simple and more vigorous activities for those with arthritis.

harborview medical center, health & medicine, health and medicine, the healthy-u, chief, m.d., robert f. willkens, arthritis division,