Prolonged repetitive physical workload increases risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

Saturday, June 11, 2016 - 12:20 in Health & Medicine

The results of a new study showed that prolonged repetitive physical workload increases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although work-related physical activity over many years is known to cause many cases of osteoarthritis (OA) in selected joints, this is the first study to show a link between physical workload and RA.

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