weight-bearing
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adjective
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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
"She probably has had to reduce the amount of training she has done in between games or train in a low weight-bearing environment such as a swimming pool or anti-gravity trainer," he suggested.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
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
In supporting-leg-lameness, the transientness of the weight-bearing period upon the affected member is the determining factor in the production of lameness.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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