Exercise - Natural Arthritic Pain Relief
A doctor would tell a person with arthritis to have a proper diet, regular medication, to rest and to stay away from strenuous activities that could worsen the condition of the joints and muscles and most of all to exercise. People suffering from arthritis have to exercise in order to ward off stiffness of the joints. Apart from the all important goal of keeping the joints flexible and movable, exercise will strengthen the adjacent muscles as well as increase energy levels. An arthritis patient will derive great benefits from exercise as he or she will be able to perform daily activities without the restrictions made by aching joints and muscles. Arthritis and exercise however do not like each other…they are adversaries!
Some people suffering from arthritis would “baby” the joint, the limb or the knee. They would hardly move because they do not want to feel the pain. They don’t realize that by exercising, the body’s blood flow will be improved. Arthritis pain is not there all the time. There are times when you can hardly move but there are also times when you are limber. Take advantage of these times when you can move with less pain. Exercise!
Exercise however, should not be a spur of the moment decision; not for an arthritic patient anyway. It should not be done because your best friend raves about the benefits of her exercise routine. Arthritis patients should not choose the type of exercise on their own. The type of exercise will depend on the severity of the condition as well as on the affected area. It is therefore necessary to ask for the recommendation of the doctor on the suitable type of exercise.
Depending on the condition, the doctor may recommend range of motion exercise, strengthening exercise and endurance exercise. A range of motion exercise can be exemplified by dancing where the joints are moved in all directions. Isometric and isotonic movements are strengthening exercises. With isometric, the work is done on the muscles without moving the joints. Both the muscles and the joints are strengthened in an isotonic exercise. Stronger muscles will result from these exercises. The patient will be able to move more freely…unhampered by aching joints and muscles.
Some arthritis patients can not do endurance exercises. The age as well as the physical condition of the patient should be considered. Brisk walking, cycling and swimming are cardio vascular exercises that will increase the heart rate for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Exercises are proven to have beneficial effects and once a program is chosen, the patient have to strictly follow the regimen and in no time improvement will be achieved.
A doctor would tell a person with arthritis to have a proper diet, regular medication, to rest and to stay away from strenuous activities that could worsen the condition of the joints and muscles and most of all to exercise. People suffering from arthritis have to exercise in order to ward off stiffness of the joints. Apart from the all important goal of keeping the joints flexible and movable, exercise will strengthen the adjacent muscles as well as increase energy levels. An arthritis patient will derive great benefits from exercise as he or she will be able to perform daily activities without the restrictions made by aching joints and muscles. Arthritis and exercise however do not like each other…they are adversaries!
Some people suffering from arthritis would “baby” the joint, the limb or the knee. They would hardly move because they do not want to feel the pain. They don’t realize that by exercising, the body’s blood flow will be improved. Arthritis pain is not there all the time. There are times when you can hardly move but there are also times when you are limber. Take advantage of these times when you can move with less pain. Exercise!
Exercise however, should not be a spur of the moment decision; not for an arthritic patient anyway. It should not be done because your best friend raves about the benefits of her exercise routine. Arthritis patients should not choose the type of exercise on their own. The type of exercise will depend on the severity of the condition as well as on the affected area. It is therefore necessary to ask for the recommendation of the doctor on the suitable type of exercise.
Depending on the condition, the doctor may recommend range of motion exercise, strengthening exercise and endurance exercise. A range of motion exercise can be exemplified by dancing where the joints are moved in all directions. Isometric and isotonic movements are strengthening exercises. With isometric, the work is done on the muscles without moving the joints. Both the muscles and the joints are strengthened in an isotonic exercise. Stronger muscles will result from these exercises. The patient will be able to move more freely…unhampered by aching joints and muscles.
Some arthritis patients can not do endurance exercises. The age as well as the physical condition of the patient should be considered. Brisk walking, cycling and swimming are cardio vascular exercises that will increase the heart rate for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Exercises are proven to have beneficial effects and once a program is chosen, the patient have to strictly follow the regimen and in no time improvement will be achieved.
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