1.   Occupational therapists also can modify items to make it possible to use them without placing a strain on arthritic joints.

2.   An occupational therapist can teach patients how best to adapt their living and work habits to protect their arthritic joints.

3.   But what about people with arthritic joints, slipped discs or other skeletal problems?

4.   The arthritic joint is injected with a boron-rich compound, then exposed to a beam of neutrons.

5.   The heavier the person, the more stress is placed on hips and knees, increasing both current discomfort and progressive deterioration of arthritic joints.

6.   The group also hopes to inject arthritic joints with mesenchymal stem cells bearing special genes to halt the underlying degenerative disease.

7.   Ken McCann intends to be in Dublin, Ireland, soon, pushing his arthritic joints through a marathon.