A friend has this condition. He is around 60 years old. He takes prednisilone (as required) and a weekly dose of methotrexate. He has developed truncal obesity, he looks fat and the only exercise he gets is ‘walking the dog’.
The increase in weight is bad for his joints. The prednisilone will cause osteoporosis.
I heve suggested leg presses for lower limb joint strength. Also squats and
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