Many people with osteoarthritis (OA) don’t reach the recommended amount of physical activity that is so key to managing their condition. Research conducted by Dr. Abigail Gilbert with the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center helps shed new light on how and why restless sleep and lowered activity levels are intertwined for people with OA. Dr. Gilbert’s study was published in Arthritis Care & Research and has been written about by Reuters Health and a number of national news outlets, as the findings provide important insights for physicians and patients.
You can read more about the scientific findings that were published in Arthritis Care & Research or the summary presented by Reuters Health and reported in publications such as MedPage Today.