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   * When symptoms limit your activities, try not to stay in bed all of the time. Prolonged bed rest puts you at risk for blood clots, pneumonia, skin breakdown and muscle deterioration. Change positions in bed, use a recliner or sofa for part of the day and walk as far as you are able to at regular intervals. Do gentle stretching and motion [[http://www.orthop.washington.edu/?q=patient-care/articles/arthritis/exercise-and-arthritis.html|exercises]],  [[http://www.orthop.washington.edu/?q=patient-care/articles/arthritis/water-exercises.html|water exercise]] to maintain some flexibility and strength.    * When symptoms limit your activities, try not to stay in bed all of the time. Prolonged bed rest puts you at risk for blood clots, pneumonia, skin breakdown and muscle deterioration. Change positions in bed, use a recliner or sofa for part of the day and walk as far as you are able to at regular intervals. Do gentle stretching and motion [[http://www.orthop.washington.edu/?q=patient-care/articles/arthritis/exercise-and-arthritis.html|exercises]],  [[http://www.orthop.washington.edu/?q=patient-care/articles/arthritis/water-exercises.html|water exercise]] to maintain some flexibility and strength. 
-  * If your mobility is compromised, be sure you are safe when you move around. Ask for help, safety proof your home to [[http://www.sbhcs.com/hospitals/kimbal_medical/press/2007/safety_proof.html|prevent falls]] and equip your home with [[http://arthritis.about.com/od/assistivedevicesgadgets/Arthritis_Aids_Gadgets_Products_Tools_Adaptive_Equipment.htm|safety devices and aids]] for independent living.+  * If your mobility is compromised, be sure you are safe when you move around. Ask for help, safety proof your home to prevent falls and equip your home with [[http://arthritis.about.com/od/assistivedevicesgadgets/Arthritis_Aids_Gadgets_Products_Tools_Adaptive_Equipment.htm|safety devices and aids]] for independent living.
   * Community or social services may provide a shower chair and rails and a toilet seat with extra height to increase your safety. A recliner chair and an ordinary bed can be made the right height with help. Some find a bed stick useful for getting and sitting up.   * Community or social services may provide a shower chair and rails and a toilet seat with extra height to increase your safety. A recliner chair and an ordinary bed can be made the right height with help. Some find a bed stick useful for getting and sitting up.
   * If you have a hospital bed, ensure that it is at a safe height for you. For your ease in getting out of bed, it should be set so that you do not have to lift yourself up; when you get back into bed it should be lowered for ease of sitting down.   * If you have a hospital bed, ensure that it is at a safe height for you. For your ease in getting out of bed, it should be set so that you do not have to lift yourself up; when you get back into bed it should be lowered for ease of sitting down.
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 +old link removed [[http://www.sbhcs.com/hospitals/kimbal_medical/press/2007/safety_proof.html|prevent falls]]
  
 Strenuous exercise is associated with an inflammatory response involving a range of cell types. One 2011 study found plasma concentration of microparticles from platelets and polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) was increased immediately after the strenuous exercise.(({{pubmed>long:21321404}})) Strenuous exercise is associated with an inflammatory response involving a range of cell types. One 2011 study found plasma concentration of microparticles from platelets and polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) was increased immediately after the strenuous exercise.(({{pubmed>long:21321404}}))
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