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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) AND SPECIFIC EXERCISES

Author: admin
01 17th, 2011
Many people even perform their range-of-motion exercises before they get out of bed in the morning. This may be important for you if your hips, knees, ankles, or feet are affected by arthritis. You may want to get a sense of how the exercise feels standing and then try to duplicate the same motions while sitting down or lying. It is also possible to perform all your range-of-motion exercises in water. This is a wonderful way to get the benefits of buoyancy, as water sometimes makes it possible to perform exercises that otherwise cannot be done.
Strengthening exercises can also be performed in a variety of ways. You can do most of them sitting or lying. We use an exercise band for strengthening, but there are many ways to obtain the same type of resistance without using one. We have mentioned several alternatives in the text.
These exercises need not be performed in any particular order, although an exercise regimen should always begin with range-of-motion or stretching exercises. For instance, you may want to do several range-of-motion exercises first and then do some strengthening exercises. Or, you may want to perform exercises joint by joint (always beginning with some range-of-motion or stretching exercises). Some people like to do all of the floor exercises first and then move on to the sitting ones before performing the standing exercises, last. Other people combine exercises. It’s a good idea to try different approaches so you can discover a series of exercises that is comfortable for you.
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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) AND SPECIFIC EXERCISESMany people even perform their range-of-motion exercises before they get out of bed in the morning. This may be important for you if your hips, knees, ankles, or feet are affected by arthritis. You may want to get a sense of how the exercise feels standing and then try to duplicate the same motions while sitting down or lying. It is also possible to perform all your range-of-motion exercises in water. This is a wonderful way to get the benefits of buoyancy, as water sometimes makes it possible to perform exercises that otherwise cannot be done.Strengthening exercises can also be performed in a variety of ways. You can do most of them sitting or lying. We use an exercise band for strengthening, but there are many ways to obtain the same type of resistance without using one. We have mentioned several alternatives in the text.These exercises need not be performed in any particular order, although an exercise regimen should always begin with range-of-motion or stretching exercises. For instance, you may want to do several range-of-motion exercises first and then do some strengthening exercises. Or, you may want to perform exercises joint by joint (always beginning with some range-of-motion or stretching exercises). Some people like to do all of the floor exercises first and then move on to the sitting ones before performing the standing exercises, last. Other people combine exercises. It’s a good idea to try different approaches so you can discover a series of exercises that is comfortable for you.*77/209/5*



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