REDUCING SYMPTOMS OF ARTHRITIS

Arthritis is a deterioration of the cartilage of the joints. That deterioration often causes inflammation and pain. The pain tends to keep us less active, because it hurts to move. But the very best remedy for arthritis is to exercise. It is the most favored treatment for sufferers whether the arthritis is mild or severe or whether it is rheumatoid or osteo arthritis. The axiom "Use it or loose it!" is very appropriate with arthritis. The less you move the worse and more painful arthritis gets. Exercise regularly, especially if you do not want to. Consistent exercise offers amazing results like this:
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Information About Arthritis: Remedies and recommendations.
Arthritis and Exercise: Exercise's unique role with arthritis.
Knees That Hurt: Taking care of inflamed knees.
Knee Exercise: Specific customized routine for problem knees.
​Inflammation: What affects it and how to reduce it.

One student with advanced arthritis mistakenly stepped into a drop off living room and did not fall or injure herself! She attributes this success to taking my balance classes.

For one student with bone on bone arthritis, it took 40 seconds of extreme pain in the morning to straighten her knee. She performed the seated exercise described in the "Knees That Hurt" article and was then able to straighten her knee without pain!

All of the exercises in Building Better Balance are good for those with arthritis. The movements are safe and simple. Rotation is emphasized throughout, a type of motion of the joint that effects real change through the release of tension in the joint itself. This is a stress free method of moving that is especially good for the deterioration that happens with arthritis. The result is that pain and inflammation decrease and progression of the illness is moderated.

One of the DVDs of the series is actually designed for those with arthritis. The 4th DVD of the series: Arthritis & Other Chronic Conditions includes specific exercise routines to reduce inflammation for arthritis of the knees and hands. General techniques are taught in this DVD that works effectively with any area of the body injured or impaired.