 Arthritis awareness charities have thrown their support behind actor Adam Thomas after he revealed he had been diagnosed with the chronic illness ahead of appearing on Strictly Come Dancing. Earlier this week, the Waterloo Road star was announced as one of the famous faces who would be taking to the dancefloor on the upcoming season of the BBC reality series. However, a few days later the actor, 34, shared that after suffering months of pain in his 'knees, wrists, fingers, ankles and toes', he'd been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. While he admitted some days had been 'better than others' and it had been hard to 'not be able to train properly', he had signed up to Strictly to 'move again, get fit and do it with a smile on my face'. Now, two of the UK's biggest arthritis charities have said dancing will likely be hugely beneficial for Adam as he continues to treat symptoms. Versus Arthritis' senior clinical policy advisor and consultant rheumatologist Benjamin Ellis told Metro.co.uk that Adam's decision to continue with his plans for Strictly would probably have positive health benefits. The actor announced earlier this week he'd been diagnosed with the condition after months of pain (Picture: Adam Thomas/ Instagram) 'Keeping moving is great for the joints, whatever type of arthritis you have,' he said. 'The best thing is to pick something you enjoy and listen to your body to do the right amount that works for you, whether that's walking, yoga, swimming… or dancing! 'It's wonderful that Adam is able to dance with his arthritis, and Versus Arthritis, along with hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with rheumatoid arthritis, will be cheering him on every (quick) step of the way!' When publicly sharing his diagnosis, Adam said he always thought arthritis was 'something people, later on in their life get', but that he had proved it 'clearly wasn't the ca){kind=link}
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Arthritis awareness charities have thrown their support behind actor Adam Thomas after he revealed he had been diagnosed with the chronic illness ahead of appearing on Strictly Come Dancing.
Earlier this week, the Waterloo Road star was announced as one of the famous faces who would be taking to the dancefloor on the upcoming season of the BBC reality series.
However, a few days later the actor, 34, shared that after suffering months of pain in his ‘knees, wrists, fingers, ankles and toes’, he’d been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
While he admitted some days had been ‘better than others’ and it had been hard to ‘not be able to train properly’, he had signed up to Strictly to ‘move again, get fit and do it with a smile on my face’.