Among older adults enrolled in an osteoarthritis cohort, those with foot symptoms such as pain and stiffness demonstrated a higher risk for death vs. those without foot symptoms, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
“Foot symptoms may contribute to less physical activity and loss of physical function, which over time could lead to factors that impact mortality, including comorbid conditions from increasing body mass, or falls from muscle weakness, or impaired balance,” Skylar Harmon, BA, a medical student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
