State-Specific Severe Joint Pain and Physical Inactivity Among Adults with Arthritis — United States, 2017 | MMWR

State-Specific Severe Joint Pain and Physical Inactivity Among Adults with Arthritis — United States, 2017 | MMWR

• Almost half of adults with arthritis and severe joint pain are not physically active.
• Adults with arthritis should strive for at least 150 minutes of physical activity a week to improve pain and quality of life, but any activity is better than none.
• Communities and healthcare professionals can promote evidence-based physical activity programs to help people ease arthritis pain.