It's been 28 years since my doctor diagnosed my osteoarthritis . For me , it's a slow spreading disease , but , even though they recommend light exercise , I've only found that makes things worse . I would suggest swimming as it's no impact exercise to help give some muscle exercise , without so rapidly destroying your joints ,
6 or 7 years ago I moved to a new location and started regularly attending the pool. ... until a stalagmite started growing out of my ear. It took about 6 months to get rid of it and I havent been back since.