For neck arthritis, slowly turn the head left and right, then tilt ear toward shoulder on each side. Shoulder rolls, both forward and backward, help maintain upper body flexibility.

With osteoarthritis, the cartilage that cushions the joints starts to wear down. This causes pain and stiffness in locations like the knees, hips, feet, shoulders, elbows, hands, low back, and neck.

I have osteoarthritis in my neck, back, hip and knee and have read that exercises can help ease the pain and stiffness, but I don’t know where to start, and I certainly don’t want to aggravate it.

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Neck arthritis (also known as neck osteoarthritis or cervical spondylosis) is the degeneration of the joints, bones, and discs of the cervical spine of the ...

We all know that physical activity is good for us, but exercising when you have osteoarthritis has some added challenges. There are 32.5 million adults in the U.S. living with osteoarthritis… ...

Exercising when you have osteoarthritis can reduce your pain and improve mobility. Here are the best and worst cardio exercises for osteoarthritis, as well as a few exercises that can help reduce ...

Arthritis-related inflammation, and some of the drugs that treat it, can make your bones more fragile and more likely to break. Working out boosts bone density, which could mean fewer fractures.