![]() Think of your joints like a plant sapling (a young tree), says Karen Sutton, MD, a ssociate attending orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Muscle-building exercises are an important part of your arthritis management plan, and your doctor will recommend it, whether you have osteoarthritis or an autoimmune, inflammatory form such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. ![]() What lifting weights won’t do is make your arthritis worse. Weight lifting is a form of strength training that helps keep your muscles strong - and strong muscles support your joints. Weight lifting when you have arthritis is very good, in fact, and here’s why.
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