Orthotebb Health Shoes - Osteoarthritis

Benefits - Osteoarthritis

Orthotebb Health Shoes have benefits for Health, Fitness and Therapeutic Symptom Improvement.

Exercise may make you feel better, reduce your joint pain, and improve your ability to do daily activities.

For many people with osteoarthritis, a common symptom is pain after activity, which may make you reluctant to exercise. However, you can take steps to help relieve pain (such as heat and cold therapy or taking pain relievers) and make it easier to exercise and stay active. Exercise should be balanced with rest and joint care. If your joints hurt or you notice redness or swelling, rest your joints, then try a little exercise. Also, consider using assistive devices, such as splints or braces, for short periods of time to protect your joints. Sharp or unusual pain may be a sign of injury. Talk to your health professional if you have new or more intense pain.

Exercises that will help a person with osteoarthritis reduce joint stiffness and pain include the following:

Aerobic exercise to strengthen your heart and lungs and increase your endurance. Aerobic exercises include:

Walking, which you can do outdoors, through your neighborhood or along city paths, or indoors on a treadmill. If walking is uncomfortable, try walking in water that is up to your waist or your chest. The water helps take the weight off painful joints, and also provides some resistance.

Swimming, which you can do at your local health club or YMCA. Many locations offer classes specifically for people with arthritis. Swimming is an excellent choice for people with hip or knee osteoarthritis, because water takes weight off the joints while also providing some resistance.

Cycling, which you can do outdoors or indoors on a stationary exercise bicycle.

Note: Start slowly. For example, do 5 minutes of exercise at a time, a couple of times a day. Then increase your time gradually, with a goal of doing 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week.

Strength exercises to improve and maintain strength in your muscles. Strength exercises include:

Simple, safe, and effective exercises such as chin-ups, push-ups, side leg-lifts, and other exercises that improve abdominal, neck, arm, shoulder, and leg strength. Many exercise books and videotapes can show you how to do these exercises properly.

Lifting light weights or dumbbells, or using elastic tubing. You can use these at your local health club, or you can buy them yourself to use at home.

Using an exercise machine at home or at your local health club.

Note: Before starting strength exercises, ask a physical therapist, a trainer from a health club, or your doctor which exercises would be best for you.

Range-of-motion exercise to improve flexibility and help prevent further joint damage. Range-of-motion exercises include:

General stretching exercises will move your joints through their entire range of motion. Stretching exercises include calf stretch, quadriceps (thigh) stretch, and hamstring (tendons in the back of the knee) stretch.

Joint-specific exercises, which target a particular joint such as the knee in order to improve motion in that joint and prevent further damage. An example of this is a quadriceps (thigh) stretch to keep your knees flexible.

Note: Stretching exercises, along with strengthening, can also be helpful for older adults in maintaining balance, which will help prevent falls.

Walking in Orthotebb Health Shoes combines aerobic and strength exercise to build muscle in the entire leg, including the muscles surrounding the knees, thighs and quadriceps. With the built-in strengthening and stretching, Orthotebb Health Shoes will help you strengthen the legs, relieving stress on the joints of the ankles, knees and hips. You'll have never felt better!

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