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Women: Thigh Muscles and Knee Osteoarthritis

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Author: Chrisanne Sternalthigh strengthening

Researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that women with the strongest quadriceps muscles appeared to be protected against the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Timothy Spaulding, a Top Health Blogger for the Arthritis Community on Well sphere  and author of the  Current Arthritis News and Research Blog  explains the study’s results:

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