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Pennyaline[_7_] Pennyaline[_7_] is offline
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Sheldon wrote:
> I did qualify by saying "unless you're handicapped". Actually
> kneading dough is an excellent physical therapy for osteo arthritic
> hands, which is what you have if as you say it developed from over 20
> years of cash registar use, everyone gets osteo arthritis as they
> age... rhumatoid arthritis can't be helped by exercise.


It may be excellent therapy for osteoarthritis, but only if the joints
are still capable of dealing with that movement and stress. Kneading
dough hurts my hands like blazes even on my best days.

<my shoulders, too>