How to Relieve Painful Joints to Stay Active in Cold Weather

The rainy season and cold weather
are a particular challenge for
people with arthritis. Joint pain is
more frequent and the pain was
almost unbearable.

If you have arthritis, exercise or
stay active is not an option, it is
important to continue to do. "It's
really important for people with
arthritis to remain physically
active," said Patience White, MD,
professor of medicine and
pediatrics at George Washington
University. "For the health of
joints,

You have to move so that the
tissue around the joints become
stronger. "But a lot of people with
arthritis pain are less likely to
exercise. There was one study that
says only 13 percent of men and
eight percent of women with
arthritis who exercise according to
the recommendations of experts (at
least 150 minutes week).

The urge to sit at home getting
stronger when the weather is cold
and this fact makes joint pain
worse. When the weather changed,
the tissue around the joints
expanded, adding to pressure on
the joints so that adds to the
degree of pain.

Tip to remain active in winter

1. Take a walk in the mall.

Too cold to walk outside air,
especially if it's raining? "The
mall is a great place to walk
around because the air is warmer
than the outside. Although use air
conditioning, the multitude of
people who are in the mall to make
the weather warmer," said Irene
Blanco, MD, professor of medicine
at Albert Einstein College of
Medicine and rheumatologist at
Montefiore Medical Center.

2. Swim in the room.

Swimming is an excellent exercise
for people with arthritis pain,
because the water pressure make
the joints more easily moved and
can increase your range of motion.

3. Work out at home.

If you do not like the two options
above, you can stay at home, but
do not just sit watching TV. Move,
do moderate exercise that reach all
your joints.

4. Call the club arthritis in your area.

The club is an excellent place to
exchange experiences with fellow
sufferers of arthritis and exercise
together.

Most clubs have a special
exercise classes that you can
follow in order to stay physically
active. check the class room
during winter.

5. Change your everyday activities
into a workout.

"Many patients I see are not able
to go to the gym or hire a coach,"
said Dr Blanco.

But up and down stairs,
gymnastics, gardening, cleaning
the house for at least 20 minutes
every day is an easy activity and
certainly you can do anytime at
home.

Blanco added, wearing a little
burden on the ankle can increase
the intensity of your workouts will
become more feasible and
beneficial to the joints.

Adjust the weight with each of your
ability, try not to exceed the
capabilities nor too light to achieve
maximum results.

6. Work out with the help of a DVD.

You do not know what the right
form of exercise for people with
arthritis? Try to find a DVD that
provides special sports instruction
arthritis and joint pain sufferers. If
you can not find it in the store, you
can look it up on the internet or on
Youtube.

Taichi is one type of exercise that
is recommended for people with
arthrtitis besides yoga.

If you want to enjoy the cold
weather while moving the body out
of the house, consider these
things:

- Make sure you stay warm.

- Wear gloves.

- If necessary, use a face mask.

- Wear layered clothing.

- If you are not sure whether
the type of exercise you want good
or not for the joints, ask your
doctor.

- If you have osteoarthritis,

Your bones may be more brittle.
Pastika if you walk or exercise,
you do so in areas that are not
slippery and flat berpemukaan so
you do not stumble and fall, then
you become a bone injury.

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