weight-bearing
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People with osteoarthritis often feel the most pain in weight-bearing joints such as the knees, hips and spine.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
“For the average person, it’s just lifestyle modifications. Some weight-bearing exercises, some strength training.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
While gyms and fitness studios closed during early stay-at-home orders, many slow-motion strength training studios remained open because they offered an essential rehabilitative service: weight-bearing physical therapy for pain management, osteoporosis and other conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
For a long time, I counted yoga as strength training, because it is weight-bearing exercise.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2023
This unequal period of weight-bearing upon the front legs, for instance, causes an acceleration in the advancement of the sound member, in order to relieve the diseased one which is bearing weight.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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