Adventuring with Osteoarthritis

Sep 03 2024 81 ep. 28 mins 35
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Adventuring with Osteoarthritis is a podcast meant to inspire, motivate, and encourage you seek out adventure despite having painful joints. Gone are the days of doom, gloom and old school myths, instead, you'll hear from experts and real people with osteoarthritis as they share insight on how to successfully live an active life with many different treatment options (surgery isn't the only one!). Dr. Alyssa Kuhn is a physical therapist and specializes in helping those with osteoarthritis. Follow her on Youtube at "Alyssa, Arthritis Adventure".

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