46 million people suffer from arthritis, but few are aware of the ways to control arthritis pain. Learn about the myth behind the disease and your options to a pain-free life.
Myth Buster # 1: There is only one type of arthritis
There are over 100 types of arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout and fibromyalgia, there are many forms of arthritis result in joint stiffness, joint inflammation and pain: emerging from the bed in the morning agonizing, and by your chair, or even torture once easy task in and from your car a monumental achievement. I remember a 62-year-old patients who have such painful joints in the knees, the burden of the obligation until it is sitting in her chair all day. What they do not realize that sitting all day was actually their arthritis condition deteriorated, and by the time they sought treatment, she was in a wheelchair and no longer able to walk.
Myth Buster # 2: The only treatment for arthritis pain, pills or surgery.
To an informed decision, you must be armed with the latest arthritis treatment decisions. Sometimes surgery is necessary, but since the surgery is a major event not to be taken lightly, other forms of treatment should be investigated first. Medicines are sometimes a necessary evil. Evil, because they over time can cause liver toxicity and can also create your susceptibility to life threatening infections. But on the other hand, they are necessary at times, because they help relieve pain. But what if there is something else to relieve your pain, no charge, enabled you to live an active life again and enjoy activities such as gardening, shopping, writing a letter or work around the house with new energy? It is a treatment which doctors believed would be detrimental if the joints and as an occupational therapy practitioner, I have ever seen the miraculous results, such as functional exercise treatment increases the functional independence of people that the people once again enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
Myth Buster # 3: People with arthritis should not exercise
For many years thought that doctors would your arthritis joints. Fortunately, many physicians are aware of the importance of movement as an important and significant factor for the reduction and elimination of arthritis pain. Therapeutic exercise has proved to be so important that the doctors their patients to a physical or occupational therapist for a particular functional exercise program to increase flexibility, increase energy and improve strength.
Myth Buster # 4: Practice makes people with arthritis pain Learn more.
The aim of the exercise arthritis treatment is to
A.) reduction of inflammation
B.) minimize pain
C.) Improve your ability to function.
Exercise can do all of these goals safely. While the increase in blood flow and important nutrients for the body, functional fitness keeps your muscles that surround your joints and greatly reduces joint pain. So strong that the patient mentioned above was able to walk again and functional activities in the bathroom independently. Yes, arthritis, if untreated, they even bath painful. Functional training involves practicing full range of motion exercises, which provide your body much needed lubrication to your joints stiff. Think of a door hinge, which is stiff and does not move. It takes only a little grease and WD-40 on, the point is. Your body, when in therapeutic functional positions produces lubricants. With continued practice of functional exercise program, your body rewards you with an increased ability to meaningful activities of daily living without pain.
Myth Buster # 5 The best exercise for arthritis, water aerobics.
Water aerobics is an excellent exercise for arthritis and I recommend it often to my patients access to a pool and a qualified licensed therapist. But it should not be the only form of exercise for arthritis, if the goal is to eliminate arthritis pain. To eliminate the pain you must be able to exercise, which will take you through the entire range of motion, and unless you are a seagull who does not mind holding her head under water to bend, you will not be the whole range of motion exercises with your body needs water aerobics. Muscle tissues have a natural tendency to shorten with aging. The muscles must be stretched regularly to determine the effect of natural muscle shortens. Flexibility exercises against the negative effects of the stiffness, pain, stress and can significantly improve your life by increasing your functional ability, reduce pain and return your body time by giving your joints younger, healthier and more fit. If you are flexible, your muscles have a decreased risk of injury because they are flexible and less likely to tear. Many men do not stretch, but it is equally important for men. No matter how strong your muscles are, if your muscles are tense, bending and reaching is painful. Would not it be nice to be able to bend to reach for each point if it is on the floor without pain and stiffness?
Functional fitness exercises by a trained expert, you get a closer than is pain-free. Some of my patients told me they never stretched before because it hurt. If you close, and you must strengthen your muscles to support your joints and reduce arthritis pain.
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