Gardening is a favorite pastime of seniors, working the soil to create beautiful flower beds and lush gardens full of delicious vegetables.
But this yardwork also has hidden benefits for older folks, a new study reveals.
Seniors who garden are less likely to suffer from knee arthritis, researchers recently reported in the journal Clinical Rheumatology.
"Those who gardened were less likely to have X-ray evidence of disease, knee pain or both. That was very reassuring from a knee health perspective," lead researcher Dr. Grace Lo said in a news release. Lo is an associate professor of immunology, allergy and rheumatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
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