PROVIDING pedometers, with and without providing step targets, to individuals with rheumatoid arthritis increased activity levels and decreased fatigue, according to recent research published in Arthritis Care & Research.
For control patients, who did not receive pedometers, average daily steps declined and there was no significant change in fatigue.
Lead author Dr Patricia Katz said, "Because rheumatoid arthritis medications have only small effects on fatigue, it's important for patients to have other ways to manage their fatigue.
"These results suggest that something as simple as increasing physical activity by walking can help," Katz wrote.
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