I can’t thank you enough for all the information you share, I am a 60 year old with severe osteoarthritis in my feet and knees and after watching you for some years now I have gone from barely being able to move to now walking daily without much pain at all, I am so very appreciative of your help ❤
That is wonderful to hear! May I ask if you have followed just exercise or diet improvement as well. I'm thrilled for you and the improvement in the quality of your life. Well done you ❤
And we didn’t get to this condition totally by physical damage or genetics but also by DIET. AS I’ve altered diet and decreased sugar/ tomatoes etc my body feels and operates at 60’s now. I am 80 😊 These PT tips are SO HELPFUL for enjoying activities 👍
Where do practice? I'm in Southern California! I have a love-hate relationship with pop-ups. My friends say I get too many and they are annoying. The reason I keep them is because in the murky sea of pop-ups, there of occasional gems. Like this one! Thanks so much for your clear, concise, informative presentation. Thank you for leaving out the fluff & hype. Thanks for not saying you'll tell us something in 3-10 minutes & take at least an hour. I never have bought the wear tear theory completely! Even though I had spent 35 yrs working in grocery stores , with some second jobs along the way. All physical jobs. Thanks for the video. Due to a friend I met last year, I havecmade some dietary changes. I thank the people who left comments as well! None of the nastiness I find on other channels. People are very encouraging & helpful. I have OA in both knees , as well as, bone spurs in the right. I have found a handful of websites that also dispel what we are told by mainstream stream doctors that it all about wear & tear &/or past injuries, sometimes the haven't healed correctly. Prior to finding out I had knee OA , I'd known a number of people who had OA in various limbs. I knew basically what to expect from doctors. I was happy when my doctor offered me physical therapy ( this was after I'd been on meds for a while). The therapist really understood the ins & out of working at a grocery store. ( Though the years I've been to physical therapy for various injuries & so many doctors. Basically, all I heard was have them give you a desk job or some have you answer phones ( obviously they think a people in grocery stores sit to answer phones). Anyway I found out she gave presentations to many industry heads, including those of grocery store. I was blown away by this! I told her at the store level , there is a lot of preaching about safety, but when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, it's about getting your job done within a certain amount of time, in a certain way. Safety isn't a priority. If it was, there would be many fewer on the job injuries. Then again we can never get a true number of employees that don't go on workman's comp because many people just tuff it out or if they have medical insurance they use it instead of going to the workman's comp doctors. Over the last 20 yrs there have been many magazine articles on this topic. May everyone heal without having to have surgery.! I will definitely check out your other videos. Thanks so much for the care you take in doing your videos. I am definitely going to subscribe!
I am new to osteoarthritis and trying to understand it. May sound weird but this brought me to tears because you explained it so well and how and why nutrition and exercise help. I signed on with a wonderful and patient personal trainer and exercise does make me feel better but then when I eat something I get so much pain/flareup, but this made so much sense. My grocery list has lots of fruits and veggies on it. You got me excited to conquer this. Thank you.
It doesn't sound weird to me friend, I understand completely! Alyssa brings that wonderful thing called HOPE, when you felt hopeless and on a downward spiral! Good luck on your journey - good luck everyone
Hi I've got a frozen shoulder and now it went to my left arm and I've also having a dizzy feeling like someone that is going fall and then I love spices and hot spicy food 😮😢I'm willing to change and eat more fruits and vegetables and I've been doing some exercises
I have developed this condition in one of my fingers working the last few weeks. I visited my medical centre to speak to a physiotherapist as she was the recommended person to visit about my symptoms. I was sent away saying wait until it gets worse and then come back. I suggested that surely she needed to give me some advice on preventing progression rather than trying to provide a cure once it gets worse. National Health Service in the UK is failing us and it needs this video for Clinicians and physiotherapists to watch so they can give advice such as this.
I decided to stopp taking kortison. I changed my diet to less milk and gluten, and the inflamations stopped. Those are the largest triggers to inflamations. I also started to take glucosamin, collagen and tumetic. And do easy exercises, mostly streching, and meditate with music with low frequenses. My life has changed!
@@rit20095 i have difrent stages of artrosis in knee, shoulder and hands. I like to make people aware of the choices we have, to get a better life without medicin.
I had horrible bilateral knee OA. I was looking at knee replacements and was on Tylenol and Meloxicam around the clock along with icing, heat therapy and bracing and even having g to use trekking poles. Then I lost 55 pounds through intermittent Fasting. No more OA pain. No more meds. I am back to walking pain feee 4 miles a day and I feel great. I highly recommend Intermittent Fasting. It has given my life back!
Thank you for sharing. I will definitely try intermittent fasting... I have to conquer this pain in my knees. I'm not obese, but I am willing to try it...i have been getting cortisone shots and taking meds, but it doesn't always help....so I appreciate you sharing
@@latonyagipson-bowman9186I did intermittent fasting almost a year ago & was amazed that daily pain disappeared . Unfortunately I didn't maintain fasting & my body is paying the consequences. Due to transportation issues I don't get to store often but will try to figure out how to maintain a healthy diet.
Thanks for the hope. One month of crepitus, pain, difficulty walking. I was fasting a year ago & was amazed when I was blessed with pain freedom. But I didn't continue. Should have.
Alyssa is very right. When i am constipated or when i est sugar, junk food, processed food, my knees hurt. But when i have regular bowel movements, when i eat healthy with lot of vegetables and fruits, i have no pain, no stiffness. All in all, exercise, eat right, lose weight, take care of your health holistically will help reduce inflammation which is the cause of all illnesses.
I was on vacation near the ocean and my arthritis pain was very minimal. When I returned home, the arthritis pain in my hands especially returned with a vengeance! Is there a correlation between environment/climate and arthritis pain?
@@CapeCodBelle nature is the best healer, especially the sun and the fresh air from ocean. Try to be in the sun early in the morning before 10am, and after 4pm. Now you know why you feel good when you go on vacation. Breathe deeply, slowly fresh air. Do all these things even when you are not on vacation. Just take a walk in parks, in neighborhood, on your balcony, in your yard, enjoying morning sun and fresh air. Do not look directly at sun.
I’ve been following you for a while now. Sadly I’ve had so many joint surgeries. I’m 63 once very active. My knee issues & last TKR was 2 yrs ago. So many problems along with a 7 mo nerve impingement under the knee cap. To a fractured fibula. This summer I fell causing injury to shoulder. I’m trying to prevent surgery. MRI shows spurs, slight tear. I turn to you for ways to prevent surgery. I feel like I’ve decreased my mobility significantly. I was once an avid mountain hiker & rock rappeller. Now I work from home at a desk for 10 hrs a day. Over weight & in nearly constant pain. Thank you for all these tips & ways a limited mobility can still apply.
I take 3 Pharm epa Restore which is pure EPA -3 , 4 Glycoside chondroitin, MSM, hydrolyzed collagen peptides bovine collagen a scoop daily with my coffee and mostly eat non-inflammatory and non acidic foods. Now I do not have that terrible pain I used to have in all my joints, neck, feet, fingers, wrists, arms, hips and knees. I walk 30 minutes or 60 minutes a day and do water aerobics 2 times a week. I feel fantastic now! Good luck to everyone in finding what works for you!
I've been diagnosed with bilateral knee OA. I've completed a Prolotherapy ozone injection 2 months ago. Now I'm doing physiotherapy sessions. Exercises and diet are really important that can help to live a life with OA normally 😊. I've been following Dr. Alyssa YT since I've been diagnosed with OA. It really helps a lot and motivates patients like us😊😊😊
WOW, what an incredible teacher you are Alyssa! My GP nor my rheumatologist ever explained my PSA and OA in the manner in which you have in 19 minutes. I have noticed since starting to exercise every morning that not only have I lost weight, (at a plateau right now) but my Metabolic Panel changed as well, and I don't hurt quite as much (it still happens though). Thank you for taking the time to actually explain in detail what is really going on inside the joints. If I haven't said it before I'll say it now, you have the most GORGEOUS legs and I envy them to pieces. 😍
Thank you for your videos. You present so professionally and have been an extreme help to me for Osteoarthritis in my hip. You are so very thorough and I appreciate how caring and understanding that you are . Thank You!
I feel the need to thank you. I have learned so much from you! You have given me hope and a feeling of empowerment. I have been going to PT for months for a fractured patella. I was told I now have osteoarthritis in the knee now as well. have learned more from you in one video than I have in the last year from the medical community. You are a truly wonderful person!!!
Eliminating alcohol 3 years ago and more physical activity have also help with my joints. I walk miles every day now, pain free. Fruits, vegetables, no booze and walking work wonders. And I’m 78.
My pain is driving me to drink. I don’t drink but one drink per day. I gave up alcohol completely for 4 months. Then the pain increased and I started drinking again for relief from the constant pain!
Alyssa you are a star ! You are not only informative but empathetic and encouraging. Essential for many of us who feel depressed and hopeless. Thank you so very much for listening to your patients over the years and gainjng REAL insight into how it feels to be ground down by pain, lack of sleep and despair and how to gently lift us up to improve our lives day by day. I can never thank you enough. It is a great work and service you are doing. Bless you ❤
Terrific stuff Alyssa ... pitched at an appropriate level while not crossing the Bridgman Point. As a physician, I wish more of my colleagues were more up-to-date wrt the multifactorial, dynamic nature of OA evolution. I would probably add - for appropriate clients - intermittent fasting as a treatment modality.
Great information! I have been doing intermittent fasting for 3 months along with organic and healthy foods. I’ve lost over 25 lbs. and feel fantastic. I do chair yoga as well as low impact cardio for at least 30 minutes every day. I’m 65 and feel 25 years younger just implementing these 3 things in a short amount of time. I had terrible acid reflux and now I no longer have to take medication for it. My arthritis has improved as well. ❤️
Your comment comes as a big hope to me. I too will try intermittent fasting and exercising. How many hours a day shud one fast please? Where can I check Chair Yoga plz?
@@thetree7694Hello ❤ I am still intermittent fasting, exercising, eating healthy and losing weight. I intermittent fast 18-20 hours a day. It sounds tough but it’s really not. I just skip breakfast. I start my morning with water and coffee or green tea. Instead of eating, I might take a morning walk. 🌲 Then, before lunch I might do some chair yoga or a low impact seated workout. I eat a healthy lunch around 12:30 or 1:00. (No sugar, no processed foods…lean protein, eggs and good fats like avocado or olive oil.) Eat whole foods. (Lots of green vegetables and berries.) I eat dinner around 4:30 or 5:00. I NEVER eat after 6:00pm. That’s the key! No snacking after dinner! (This lets your body rest and heal.) I might do another short after dinner workout. I try to get in at least 30 minutes a day if I can. Also, get a good nights sleep. 😴 Start with one or two of these ideas and you’ll notice a difference. 👍 Good luck.
I have RA as well as Osteoarthritis. Movement is key for me. I swim and I farm , I have animals and stay very busy. The more I move and have weight bearing exercises, he better it is for me. If is am sedentary, I hurt am stiff and just not happy. And you are so right inflammation is the main thing I have to watch for in both diseases.
@@diamondunknown9219My experience is the same as yours. Both rheumatologist and GP said I needed knee replacement. Ortho surgeon sent me to PT, which went well. I continue that at home and have added weekly accupuncture. A year later I'm doing better and beginning to believe I can save my knees without surgery. Best wishes to you in managing your arthritis.
Am from India, Chennai,Am lucky, somehow got your video, past few months suffering from knee pain, while climbed the shelf, got locked my left knee, lot of medicines, Physio, still have pain, seeing this, have hope to overcome this, so beautifully you have expained, the way you teach itself all people get recovered
Thank you so much for this, Alyssa. I was feeling 'doomed' by my joint pain. I'm 64 and I was feeling at the end of the rope. Those 'roadblocks' can be minimised, even avoided. Your video is so brilliant I can't thank you enough
Thank you for this. I felt so fed up when I was recently informed that my arthritis in my left hip and lower spine is deteriorating, the pain is debilitating and it affected me in so many ways. I had a Rt THR in 2020, which gave me a new lease of life, so I was so disappointed/ anxious to realise that the other hip and arthritis in my spine is also now deteriorating, I dreaded going back to that awful painful time, and to find that my mobility would be totally compromised again.😢 I felt just like you described, hopeless and helpless and in pain.😢 I wallowed in this feeling for about a month, thinking I couldn’t do much about it, then I started to watch your videos and realised that I didn’t have to just give up or go mad in exercising, or have the all or nothing approach, but in fact I could do some gentle exercises and build up the 30 mins throughout the day, this was a turning point for me tbh. I am now doing these sets of exercises, accumulated your from various videos on here, that I have “ tuned” for my workout. Some days are easier than others, but I’m doing them! I’ve also started swimming gently and doing some exercises in the pool, twice a week. Over the last few days I have noticed that my balance is becoming better, I’m not as aware of major pain, this is such a boost for me both mentally and physically, I have now changed my mindset to “what can I do for myself” rather than “I can’t do anything now, this OA is in control”. This has made me feel so much better in myself, I have taken a bit of power back and will continue to watch and learn from your videos, which are so uplifting and helpful. They also cover lots of different topics re diet etc that are so educational. Thank you so much for all your advise and support 🤗
Great info but I am very active and always have been: professional dancer, yoga, Pilates, walking, aqua aerobics, biking, massages, etc. I eat plenty of fruit & vegetables. Smoothies, fresh juices, herbal teas, etc. I still had Osteoarthritis and needed surgery. I’ve gained more weight than I’ve ever had. Menopausal weight & pre diabetes may have contributed to the damage. Perhaps I can get a nutritionist going forward to prevent damage in other joints. I take supplements as well. So far recovery has been going well. I am concerned about limping. I was before surgery and still notice limping. I hope it improves with time. Thank you for the information
I am 8 months post op hip surgery. My new hip is great, but I still need surgery on the other. I am swimming 30 min plus water aerobics exercises. Just bought treking poles and walked 3 miles. Best thing is not to give up!
Alyssa, this is the best presentation on the subject I have listened to since my diagnosis of hip OA stage 4, three years ago. As an OR nurse, I refused to accept two doctors‘ opinion that surgery/implant was the only solution. RUclips lead me to you only very recently, when searching „cardio with OA“, but I confirm everything you say. I took things into my own hands, and today I am pain-free, walking pretty normal versus limping, re-building lost muscles, and the occasional cracking in the joint gets less and less. In my case, I noticed the physical load at work was too much for my very thin body. As a female after menopause, other joints deteriorated as well: rhizarthrits in both hands, metatarsalgia in the foot. All Improvisation with reducing inflammation and specific exercize. The final step was leaving the job for a physically less challenging one. Now I feel my joints regenerating, or at least Peeling good again. However, I must continue moving etc! Greetings from Berlin 🙌
Thank you so much for sharing your personal story. I love hearing personal stories from our community. I haven't been to Germany but hope to visit at some point.
This is so encouraging @berlinanger1987. I recently was told I was looking at hip replacement due to severe arthritis and bone spurs. The pain I have has really disrupted my sleep for about the last 6 months. I watched another video that talked about Stage 4 really being beyond help other than surgery. I wasn't given a "stage" by my doctor but the look on his face and all the bright dots and rough surfaces on my radiographs make me feel like it is Stage 4. I already know most of what Alyssa presented in this video but implementing diet has always been hard. We are better than most Americans but still fall off the wagon frequently due to not enough cooking at home. And I am a sugar addict. I know prioritizing my health is just a decision I have to make, especially now that this pain and immobility really is preventing me from taking care of and riding my horse (my passion). Wish I could afford Alyssa's full program. She is one of the most encouraging, helpful people I have found online. I love how she truly seems to understand the older, arthritic body.
@@cherylblack6943 I have bone spurs as well. But to this day, I preferred not to look at the MRI images. Too much sugar and saturated fat used to be a big problem for me as well. Gradually, I shifted habits. I get that, depending on where you live in the US, access to fresh produce can be challenging. The most important step is to start somewhere doable. Alyssa seems to have a lot of free content here that you could try. All the best!
@@berlinangel987 Thanks for once again being so encouraging. I am 71 and this intense pain that keeps me from sleeping has been so depressing. I know I have to just stop beating myself up for poor past choices and do what I know will be helpful for my body. I have a good grasp on what is required. Living in Texas I do have clean, organic produce and meats readily available. So I have NO excuses. Hope we cross paths in the future so I can leave a report as wonderful as yours.
You are absolutely correct once again. I have been following an anti-inflammatory eating plan for the last year and 8 months. I have lost weight and lowered my arthritis inflammation flare-ups. Hoping to also prevent and slow down more arthritis from setting up too. I already have end stage arthritis in multiple joints, so diet and exercise are my best bets to delay surgeries.
I’m from 🇬🇧 UK and just discovered your channel , me and the wife love your videos and already both feeling the benefits to your exercises. I been informed I need a knee replacement, but all the other stuff regarding my body is really helping. Can’t thank you enough . I’m 63, and my wife 59 . My body is shattered with doing a manual job all my life . Thank you for these videos . Only wish I could shake your hand 🤚 to say thanks . You definitely made a impact
Yes...love these recommendations. I have improved my pain by changes in my diet, especially inflammatory veggies. Started exercise and stretching. Low to no sugar, but cheat more than I'd like to admit. Sweets are my its a process, but keep moving and cleaner eating. No gluten or sugar as much as possible.
I am very grateful that I found your video.. unfortunately I just had my TKR 4 months ago which I delayed for 2 years . I should have your video earlier to avoid surgery. My problem is osteoarthritis and meniscus tear .. I still watch and follow your video
I eliminated meat and dairy and gluten and oils and i only eat fresh fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds and melons and berries and seaweeds and lentils and I'm 70 and i feel great.
Interesting because I did almost the opposite when I became 95 percent carnivore. I’m now 80 and the arthritis in my left knee is completely gone. I eat almost no fruit because I consider it just another form of sugar.
@@fredconner8377 Maybe the key to why you both feel so much better, while being in vastly different diets, is you’ve eliminated processed/convenience foods are also controlling your weight and calories. Just a thought. Wishing you both continued good health 👍🏻
So on point !!! I changed my diet ..I’ve been suffering with pain … was wondering why I was in so much pain while in physical therapy … reluctantly made appointment for gel injection .. having doubts … 3 weeks after eating fruits and veggies… feel better… I can walk … she’s so correct …
I have hip pain on the right side. Was diagnosed a year ago with arthritis in hips. Before, I knew people told me to take a break from the gym worst thing to do. Sugar difently makes it worse. Love your videos. You have helped so many . Blessings 🙌 🙏🏻🕊
Great information. Have arthritis in my hands and have had injections (hand and shoulder) and arthroplasty done on my left hand. My shoulder has been bone on bone for almost 8yrs now. I’ve maintained my BMI 19-22 all my life. I have done yoga and Pilates throughout the yrs on top of walking 3-5 m /day + other activities throughout my life. The only thing besides osteoarthritis is I’ve been prediabetic for 3 yrs. I eat well. 🙁
Hello Allysa, the information you share and then the explanation on how to use the information is just what i hope my family will find helpful when i share it with them. Knowledge is good but then knowing how to put that knowledge into practice on an individual level is where you shine brightest for us. Thank you for caring enough to explain that Allysa. You have a great way about you, please know we are appreciative. 🎉
Can you please spare a moment and help me too. What dietary changes and which exercises please? I cant get up after sitting. My knee hurts and I have no strength in my legs.
@@thetree7694 I just added a lot of fruit and vegetables and avoid too many carbs. I do the simple exercises that Alyssa teaches, like side stepping and backward stepping etc
Excellent teaching: Osteoarthritis in reducing its progression! Excellent explaination. Well done ✅✅✅ Thank you. I am a 76yr. Old Retired Nurse- Midwife with Mild Hypertension and Osteoarthritis/ Osteoporosis on Atacand 16 dly and Tb.Calcium with Vit. DR plus Few pain Reliefs as necessary. Thank you very much. God bless us all 🙏 Amen
Thank you. I've read a lot about Osteoarthritis as I have it in many joints. Your videos are extremely clear and informative and remind me what to do and inspire me to try and prevent my condition deteriorating further.
She is great. I'm in her membership program and the workouts are perfectly balanced and move you to more advanced movements at a well thought out pace.
Thank you Alyssa. I am starting today. I am taking back my power. Thank you for getting into the nitty gritty of why it gets worse and the options. I am grateful.
I have osteoporosis and your videos have helped me so much, especially for hips. Some exercises are so simply and easy, but with great relief. For me it just a lifestyle change, diet n excercise. We have only one body So love and take care of it
I have rheumatoid arthritis in my hands, osteoarthritis in both knees and both hips, and I’ve had a hip replacement ever ever since I became a Whole Foods plant-based eater. I have been in zero pain in knees and hips and only pain in my hands so what you’re saying plays out in my life because my x-rays show all kinds of Osteo arthritis, osteoporosis, and they can’t figure out why I’m not in pain, probably because I’ve constantly move on the average of 5 miles a day and I am proof that your information is correct
Thank you! All of this info made sense to me. I will make changes today to reduce my knee buckles. I am a chips and unhealthy snacks addict and will remember how I'm harming my body when I reach for the unhealthy foods.
Alyssa, very informative video. I have osteoarthritis in both my knees and have to use a cane to walk and it's painful. Some days are better than others. I am obese and have been for a few years and I am sedentary because my knees hurt when I spend too much time walking around. But your video has given me hope. Thank you for the actionable information.
Congrats for your hope and intention to feel better! You could start slowly and gently by doing movement sessions in seated position. That way you don‘t have load on your knees while they are still inflamed. Maybe the wonderful Alyssa proposes videos like that in English language. And modify your diet to leaning more towards whole food plant-based may contribute to lower inflammation. All the best from Berlin 🙌
i had a all body scan two weeks ago it came back as wear and tear in my lower back i love my walking every day i feel great when walking but sitting down for long time i have pain in my back and groin .love your vids regards from cork ireland
I have osteoarthritis in my foot and ankle due to a tennis injury August 2023. I am missing most of the cartilage on my ankle. If I didn't believe in a relief to the pain, I don't think I'd be around anymore. For me, as an active 48 year old, the way I get through it is not to fall into a depression because that actually makes it hurt more. But what helps more than the gabapentin or the Lyrica or the clonazepam for my worried mind, is exercise. Motion is lotion ... I've already had a micro fracture surgery in order to create scar tissue I have managed to keep my joints completely free of erosion due to constant movement and physical therapy My doctor said I could do anything I want except drive on the highway. There's nothing off-limits to me except if I feel sharp pain, I have to stop what I'm doing My medical team has given me complete freedom because eventually, they will fuse my foot together
I have osteoporosis in both hips. The anti-cancer five-year medication was the reason it developed. Now I do light weight-bearing exercise to keep my balance in check so I don’t have any falls. I really love your channel!! 🥰
Love all of your info, love your exercises. Makes a lot of sense. One thing I wonder about - Since i have bone on bone in my knees, can that actually regenerate cartilage and cushioning naturally? Or is it going to remain like this or get worse so surgery will be necessary? Can my knees heal naturally? Thank you so much!!
Thank you Alyssa. I have hope that i can now return to a well lived life with the implementation of these strategies! I will and am so blessed to have found your teachings!
I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees in 2009. It has since spread to my right ankle, neck, left shoulder, and is the worst now in both hands-all of my knuckles except my thumbs and wrists. My knees and fingers are very disfigured. I have tried multiple things: losing weight, physical therapy, injections, pretty much everything except medicine or surgery. Nothing really helps. At this point, I’m pretty discouraged but still determined to avoid drugs or surgery.
Brilliant video Alyssa !! Really great information and explained so well.My Mom has arthritis but has a left knee valgus which makes it worse but she’s really trying and always watch your videos.Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication 🙏
Thank you so much. Good advice. I have osteoarthritis in both knees. It hasn't gone any worse, within the last three years. I exercise, nearly every day. Yoga and pilates, really help me. I wish I had your lovely shaped arms!! You obviously work out. They look amazing. Love your videos.
Thankyou so much. Im on my fourth day. Love your info. I want no pills and no more surgeries. Yep its starting now. God Bless you and all those in need of help.
Thank you! None of my docs or PT's have explained any of this to me! I'm 48 and feel like 100. Thanks for giving me this information. Almost made me cry lol
Normal 10 miutes session with doctor only gives them time to write script ( drugs) and referals to specialists ( $$$) hence big pharma becomes lifelong friend, which is excellent business model for big pharma but never fixes the individual issues.😂
❤thank you so much for your gifts to help me. I just started watching and I’m making changes and feeling better about me. I’m 67 and want to keeping moving. With your inspiration and motivation I feel I will achieve it. Thank you again. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for all information & options!🫶🏻 Osteoarthritis is not a one size fits all! Every person body & health is different. Movement every day; Less processed foods; Mental exercise to help u move is necessary.👍🏻🫶🏻
I just happened to come across one of your videos this morning!! You have explained everything I needed to hear to take action to help me with this condition!! I am so grateful to you! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your kindness. Having excess weight, high blood sugars, cholesterol issues, I felt doomed. You gave me hope. I can do this! Thank you 💕
Hi. Thanks for this video. I am only 44 and I have OA. It breaks my heart coz I love to be active and play badminton. Could you please make a video on how to engage in sports and also younger people with OA. TIA.
I’ve had osteoarthritis in most joints for 30 years I strength train and do yoga 5 days a week I’ve now been diagnosed with shoulder impingement in both shoulders and have been told to stop lifting weights above my waist and given exercises to do hopefully it will work I definitely recommend exercising if you have oa you’ve got to keep moving x
Oh my gosh-how thankful I am I happened upon your videos! I have hope, I see improvement, and I have never felt good about having a knee replacement. I know I will follow your videos and ride a bike again. Thank you so much.
Thank you for your help..After surgery on both feet and both shoulders,i am now in agony with my neck..I have a set of exercises which i hope will help..
A high fish diet with plenty of fruit and nuts, as well as kimchi and kefir yoghurt. I exercise 30 minutes 6x a day with Sunday off. I also don't drink and only drink herbal tea.
Thank you Alyssa.. I have recently been diagnosed with RA and OA. You’ve done a great job in explaining your topic and I’m gonna watch it again to absorb it well and work out a movement plan that works for me. Thanks 🙏
I thank you for the information. It such a hope for me who has osteoarthritis grade 2 on my knees for almost 6 months. I'm Still doing exercise to reduce the pain. Now what i have to do is avoid more inflammation by doing exercise at least 30 minutes a day and have good nutrition! I really appreciate for giving this explanation.❤
Thank you so much Alyssa. I agree that most advice out there is skewed towards relinquishing to medication, surgery, and your sharing of the various alternatives is truly truly amazing😍
Dear Alyssa, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your shared knowledge throughout all of your videos,I love them. I keep learning a great deal! Thank you!!! ❤
Thank you so much, I am inspired to take better care and have a better understanding. You are a very credible teacher! Those years of the pandemic did me in, mentally and physically. Went from going to 2 gyms to sitting in front of my computer. Stupid move. You have given me hope for, at least, some relief.💗Again, thank you.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for this video! It has given me encouragement to revise my diet and movement program. I will revisit your website to consider your program.
Hi, I’m a nurse and this is very helpful even though I am aware of a lot of it and I do follow a lot of your suggestions which are great. I really appreciate all your videos😊❤ even though I still suffer from pain every day some days are better than others. Just keep trying😂
Your work is a true blessing in guiding and motivating me to improve my flexibility and strength lost by arthritis. I was one of those you mention who were told there are limited roads to a normal physical life. Also. In this and all your RUclips’s, I feel treated as an intelligent human. Almost all other arthritis videos address viewers as though their intelligence and mental capacity went away from arthritis.
Your information is so appreciated. I started your walk videos and has really helped me. You remind me of a PT person I had to get me to walk. He was a doctor of PT like you. I love your info and video. I have osteoporosis . Thank you ❤
Thank you Alyssa for your fantastic videos. So many great exercises, and great information to help those of us with osteoarthritis. I was diagnosed with femoral acetabular impingement six or seven years ago. was prescribed physical therapy, which helped a little. A few years later x-ray showed osteoarthritis, and the gap was too close to get injections. I’ve been doing my best to keep mobile, stay fit, (I am not overweight, weight train, walk, hike and bike regularly, and I eat a pescatarian pretty healthy diet; also take MSM, glucosamine condroiten, collagen, turmeric, etc. I still limp a little even though I work a lot on trying to walk without one, have significantly reduced mobility in one hip, and have hip pain and referred pain if I don’t take a little bit of ibuprofen every day or two. Probably headed for a hip replacement but I’m trying to hold it off as long as possible. (My younger sister had one hip replaced a few years ago and her doctors say she needs the other one replaced. She was a dancer for many years and had a knee surgery as well. The orthopedist says there is can be a hereditary component to osteoarthritis.) I’ll keep working with the exercises my PT gives me as well as yours. It all definitely helps a lot. Thank you!
I will follow u, and i will try my best. To get myself to where I once was. I have degenerative osteoarthritis in both knees, hips, and spine. Also a condition called retrolisthesis. Like the above wasent enough. Everything u said made so much sense. With all that I have taking med. For inflamation. In the last few years my exercise and movement to move has decreased lots. Will follow all u said. Hoping and believing what u said, making so much sense. I can see myself getting being in a better frame of mind. With the word HOPEFUL In mind. More active, more exercise , and movements small or big... ARE KEY. At 67., never did i think id slow down as much as I have. My most pain is in legs. Where I feel tightness, and then the bones below knees get hardened, where sometimes I cant streghtened myself or move till it passes. Very painful. Ive teued lots, got nothing to loose by doing and followin this post. Thanxs for sharing with us. Ur truly AMAZING!
Dearest Alyssa I have found your videos to be truly a gift from God. I would like to follow the exercises and tips you share. However, I am facing a hardship and have a humble request to make. I am a bone on bone 57 year old Muslim woman and my faith does not allow me to see anyone uncovered above the knees. I know that my request may sound absurd but I have seen videos of you in tights instead of shorts. If it does not inconvenience you too much could you just think of helping me in this. Lots of love and dua Peace
I can’t thank you enough for all the information you share, I am a 60 year old with severe osteoarthritis in my feet and knees and after watching you for some years now I have gone from barely being able to move to now walking daily without much pain at all, I am so very appreciative of your help ❤
I am so glad to hear that! That is such a great accomplishment! Thanks for following my channel on your journey.
That is wonderful to hear! May I ask if you have followed just exercise or diet improvement as well. I'm thrilled for you and the improvement in the quality of your life. Well done you ❤
And we didn’t get to this condition totally by physical damage or genetics but also by DIET. AS I’ve altered diet and decreased sugar/ tomatoes etc my body feels and operates at 60’s now. I am 80 😊 These PT tips are SO HELPFUL for enjoying activities 👍
Where do practice?
I'm in Southern California!
I have a love-hate relationship with pop-ups. My friends say I get too many and they are annoying. The reason I keep them is because in the murky sea of pop-ups, there of occasional gems. Like this one! Thanks so much for your clear, concise, informative presentation. Thank you for leaving out the fluff & hype. Thanks for not saying you'll tell us something in 3-10 minutes & take at least an hour.
I never have bought the wear tear theory completely! Even though I had spent 35 yrs working in grocery stores , with some second jobs along the way. All physical jobs. Thanks for the video. Due to a friend I met last year, I havecmade some dietary changes. I thank the people who left comments as well! None of the nastiness I find on other channels. People are very encouraging & helpful. I have OA in both knees , as well as, bone spurs in the right. I have found a handful of websites that also dispel what we are told by mainstream stream doctors that it all about wear & tear &/or past injuries, sometimes the haven't healed correctly. Prior to finding out I had knee OA , I'd known a number of people who had OA in various limbs. I knew basically what to expect from doctors. I was happy when my doctor offered me physical therapy ( this was after I'd been on meds for a while). The therapist really understood the ins & out of working at a grocery store. ( Though the years I've been to physical therapy for various injuries & so many doctors. Basically, all I heard was have them give you a desk job or some have you answer phones ( obviously they think a people in grocery stores sit to answer phones). Anyway I found out she gave presentations to many industry heads, including those of grocery store. I was blown away by this! I told her at the store level , there is a lot of preaching about safety, but when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, it's about getting your job done within a certain amount of time, in a certain way. Safety isn't a priority. If it was, there would be many fewer on the job injuries. Then again we can never get a true number of employees that don't go on workman's comp because many people just tuff it out or if they have medical insurance they use it instead of going to the workman's comp doctors. Over the last 20 yrs there have been many magazine articles on this topic.
May everyone heal without having to have surgery.! I will definitely check out your other videos. Thanks so much for the care you take in doing your videos. I am definitely going to subscribe!
I am a 67 year old and my xray showed severe osteoarthritis on my knees. I dont want surgery 😢
I am new to osteoarthritis and trying to understand it. May sound weird but this brought me to tears because you explained it so well and how and why nutrition and exercise help. I signed on with a wonderful and patient personal trainer and exercise does make me feel better but then when I eat something I get so much pain/flareup, but this made so much sense. My grocery list has lots of fruits and veggies on it. You got me excited to conquer this. Thank you.
You got this! I'm so glad you liked the video! My channel is here for information and support! I am already liking your grocery list :)
It doesn't sound weird to me friend, I understand completely! Alyssa brings that wonderful thing called HOPE, when you felt hopeless and on a downward spiral! Good luck on your journey - good luck everyone
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Hi I've got a frozen shoulder and now it went to my left arm and I've also having a dizzy feeling like someone that is going fall and then I love spices and hot spicy food 😮😢I'm willing to change and eat more fruits and vegetables and I've been doing some exercises
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I have developed this condition in one of my fingers working the last few weeks. I visited my medical centre to speak to a physiotherapist as she was the recommended person to visit about my symptoms. I was sent away saying wait until it gets worse and then come back. I suggested that surely she needed to give me some advice on preventing progression rather than trying to provide a cure once it gets worse. National Health Service in the UK is failing us and it needs this video for Clinicians and physiotherapists to watch so they can give advice such as this.
I decided to stopp taking kortison. I changed my diet to less milk and gluten, and the inflamations stopped. Those are the largest triggers to inflamations. I also started to take glucosamin, collagen and tumetic. And do easy exercises, mostly streching, and meditate with music with low frequenses. My life has changed!
What stage of osteoarthritis do u have?
@@rit20095 i have difrent stages of artrosis in knee, shoulder and hands. I like to make people aware of the choices we have, to get a better life without medicin.
Good for you 😊
Qi Gong can help you too. Tai Chi is another excellent way to exercise. Or you can do Yoga.
I found no evidence that milk causes inflammation. Is this something you noticed?
I had horrible bilateral knee OA. I was looking at knee replacements and was on Tylenol and Meloxicam around the clock along with icing, heat therapy and bracing and even having g to use trekking poles. Then I lost 55 pounds through intermittent Fasting. No more OA pain. No more meds. I am back to walking pain feee 4 miles a day and I feel great. I highly recommend Intermittent Fasting. It has given my life back!
Thank you for sharing and so glad you're doing so well with OA.
Thank you for sharing. I will definitely try intermittent fasting... I have to conquer this pain in my knees. I'm not obese, but I am willing to try it...i have been getting cortisone shots and taking meds, but it doesn't always help....so I appreciate you sharing
@@latonyagipson-bowman9186I did intermittent fasting almost a year ago & was amazed that daily pain disappeared . Unfortunately I didn't maintain fasting & my body is paying the consequences. Due to transportation issues I don't get to store often but will try to figure out how to maintain a healthy diet.
Eventually get to 18/6 fasting watch the inflammation all over your body practically dissapear .does for me anyway 👌
Thanks for the hope. One month of crepitus, pain, difficulty walking. I was fasting a year ago & was amazed when I was blessed with pain freedom. But I didn't continue. Should have.
You have given me HOPE! THANK GOD FOR YOU!!! 🙏
You got this!!! Thank you so much for watching and being apart of this great community.
You are an angel! Finally, i understand arthritis and that there are things to help! No one else has helped me like you have. Thank you, dear!
Alyssa is very right. When i am constipated or when i est sugar, junk food, processed food, my knees hurt. But when i have regular bowel movements, when i eat healthy with lot of vegetables and fruits, i have no pain, no stiffness.
All in all, exercise, eat right, lose weight, take care of your health holistically will help reduce inflammation which is the cause of all illnesses.
Thanks for sharing!
How to bring down inflammation? Can you please guide me.
@@thetree7694 eat raw vegetables and fruits bring down inflammation.
. Meat and dairy and fried food increase inflamation.
I was on vacation near the ocean and my arthritis pain was very minimal. When I returned home, the arthritis pain in my hands especially returned with a vengeance! Is there a correlation between environment/climate and arthritis pain?
@@CapeCodBelle nature is the best healer, especially the sun and the fresh air from ocean. Try to be in the sun early in the morning before 10am, and after 4pm. Now you know why you feel good when you go on vacation.
Breathe deeply, slowly fresh air. Do all these things even when you are not on vacation. Just take a walk in parks, in neighborhood, on your balcony, in your yard, enjoying morning sun and fresh air. Do not look directly at sun.
I’ve been following you for a while now. Sadly I’ve had so many joint surgeries. I’m 63 once very active. My knee issues & last TKR was 2 yrs ago. So many problems along with a 7 mo nerve impingement under the knee cap. To a fractured fibula. This summer I fell causing injury to shoulder. I’m trying to prevent surgery. MRI shows spurs, slight tear. I turn to you for ways to prevent surgery. I feel like I’ve decreased my mobility significantly. I was once an avid mountain hiker & rock rappeller. Now I work from home at a desk for 10 hrs a day. Over weight & in nearly constant pain. Thank you for all these tips & ways a limited mobility can still apply.
I take 3 Pharm epa Restore which is pure EPA -3 ,
4 Glycoside chondroitin, MSM, hydrolyzed collagen peptides bovine collagen a scoop daily with my coffee and mostly eat non-inflammatory and non acidic foods. Now I do not have that terrible pain I used to have in all my joints, neck, feet, fingers, wrists, arms, hips and knees. I walk 30 minutes or 60 minutes a day and do water aerobics 2 times a week.
I feel fantastic now! Good luck to everyone in finding what works for you!
I'm glad you found what works for you.
I've been diagnosed with bilateral knee OA. I've completed a Prolotherapy ozone injection 2 months ago. Now I'm doing physiotherapy sessions. Exercises and diet are really important that can help to live a life with OA normally 😊. I've been following Dr. Alyssa YT since I've been diagnosed with OA. It really helps a lot and motivates patients like us😊😊😊
I just had a b12 c03 injection in my knee. Not sure if it was a hocus pocus sales pitch.will see
WOW, what an incredible teacher you are Alyssa! My GP nor my rheumatologist ever explained my PSA and OA in the manner in which you have in 19 minutes. I have noticed since starting to exercise every morning that not only have I lost weight, (at a plateau right now) but my Metabolic Panel changed as well, and I don't hurt quite as much (it still happens though). Thank you for taking the time to actually explain in detail what is really going on inside the joints. If I haven't said it before I'll say it now, you have the most GORGEOUS legs and I envy them to pieces. 😍
I appreciate you sharing to our community! I am so glad you've seen such a benefit from the channel. Thanks for the compliment too :)
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Thank you for your videos. You present so professionally and have been an extreme help to me for Osteoarthritis
in my hip. You are so very thorough and I appreciate how caring and understanding that you are . Thank You!
I appreciate your kind words and I'm so glad you've gotten so much help from the channel.
I love to hear comments like yours!
I feel the need to thank you. I have learned so much from you! You have given me hope and a feeling of empowerment. I have been going to PT for months for a fractured patella. I was told I now have osteoarthritis in the knee now as well. have learned more from you in one video than I have in the last year from the medical community. You are a truly wonderful person!!!
I have osteoarthritis I have a lots of problem some time to get up when I get up thank you for sending all those who has osteoarthritis 👍
You are so welcome and thanks for watching.
Eliminating alcohol 3 years ago and more physical activity have also help with my joints. I walk miles every day now, pain free. Fruits, vegetables, no booze and walking work wonders. And I’m 78.
Glad you’ve found relief!
My pain is driving me to drink. I don’t drink but one drink per day. I gave up alcohol completely for 4 months. Then the pain increased and I started drinking again for relief from the constant pain!
I’ve been diagnosed with having osteoarthritis in my hands real bad! She is really good and I have a complete admiration for her she’s beautiful!
So glad you like the channel!
Alyssa you are a star ! You are not only informative but empathetic and encouraging. Essential for many of us who feel depressed and hopeless. Thank you so very much for listening to your patients over the years and gainjng REAL insight into how it feels to be ground down by pain, lack of sleep and despair and how to gently lift us up to improve our lives day by day. I can never thank you enough. It is a great work and service you are doing. Bless you ❤
Thank you for sharing and I am always so glad to hear of people changing their lives through my videos.
Terrific stuff Alyssa ... pitched at an appropriate level while not crossing the Bridgman Point. As a physician, I wish more of my colleagues were more up-to-date wrt the multifactorial, dynamic nature of OA evolution. I would probably add - for appropriate clients - intermittent fasting as a treatment modality.
Thank you so much for the support and for the kind words!
Wow!!
Great information! I have been doing intermittent fasting for 3 months along with organic and healthy foods. I’ve lost over 25 lbs. and feel fantastic. I do chair yoga as well as low impact cardio for at least 30 minutes every day. I’m 65 and feel 25 years younger just implementing these 3 things in a short amount of time. I had terrible acid reflux and now I no longer have to take medication for it. My arthritis has improved as well. ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing to our community. I'm glad you like the information.
Your comment comes as a big hope to me. I too will try intermittent fasting and exercising. How many hours a day shud one fast please? Where can I check Chair Yoga plz?
This is wonderful! You give me hope🙏
@@thetree7694Hello ❤ I am still intermittent fasting, exercising, eating healthy and losing weight. I intermittent fast 18-20 hours a day. It sounds tough but it’s really not. I just skip breakfast. I start my morning with water and coffee or green tea. Instead of eating, I might take a morning walk. 🌲 Then, before lunch I might do some chair yoga or a low impact seated workout. I eat a healthy lunch around 12:30 or 1:00. (No sugar, no processed foods…lean protein, eggs and good fats like avocado or olive oil.) Eat whole foods. (Lots of green vegetables and berries.) I eat dinner around 4:30 or 5:00. I NEVER eat after 6:00pm. That’s the key! No snacking after dinner! (This lets your body rest and heal.) I might do another short after dinner workout. I try to get in at least 30 minutes a day if I can. Also, get a good nights sleep. 😴
Start with one or two of these ideas and you’ll notice a difference. 👍 Good luck.
@@lindaleyrer8647Definitely intermittent fasting help to loose weight.
I have RA as well as Osteoarthritis. Movement is key for me. I swim and I farm , I have animals and stay very busy. The more I move and have weight bearing exercises, he better it is for me.
If is am sedentary, I hurt am stiff and just not happy.
And you are so right inflammation is the main thing I have to watch for in both diseases.
Thank you for sharing to the community. I'm glad you liked the video.
Many people keep moving for that reason. Keep moving and stretching as you can.
I have OA multiple places and I have to constantly keep moving as well. Siting around I too get stiff and achy. Movement is key!
I as well have RA and Osteoarthritis and was told I need both of my knees replaced. Thank you for your video.
@@diamondunknown9219My experience is the same as yours. Both rheumatologist and GP said I needed knee replacement. Ortho surgeon sent me to PT, which went well. I continue that at home and have added weekly accupuncture. A year later I'm doing better and beginning to believe I can save my knees without surgery. Best wishes to you in managing your arthritis.
Am from India, Chennai,Am lucky, somehow got your video, past few months suffering from knee pain, while climbed the shelf, got locked my left knee, lot of medicines, Physio, still have pain, seeing this, have hope to overcome this, so beautifully you have expained, the way you teach itself all people get recovered
Thank you so much for this, Alyssa. I was feeling 'doomed' by my joint pain. I'm 64 and I was feeling at the end of the rope. Those 'roadblocks' can be minimised, even avoided. Your video is so brilliant I can't thank you enough
You're so welcome! I'm glad you found the video.
Me too!!
My pain is slowly minimizing in the last 2 weeks of the stetches you have shown.
Thank you for this.
I felt so fed up when I was recently informed that my arthritis in my left hip and lower spine is deteriorating, the pain is debilitating and it affected me in so many ways.
I had a Rt THR in 2020, which gave me a new lease of life, so I was so disappointed/ anxious to realise that the other hip and arthritis in my spine is also now deteriorating,
I dreaded going back to that awful painful time, and to find that my mobility would be totally compromised again.😢
I felt just like you described, hopeless and helpless and in pain.😢
I wallowed in this feeling for about a month, thinking I couldn’t do much about it, then I started to watch your videos and realised that I didn’t have to just give up or go mad in exercising, or have the all or nothing approach, but in fact I could do some gentle exercises and build up the 30 mins throughout the day, this was a turning point for me tbh.
I am now doing these sets of exercises, accumulated your from various videos on here, that I have “ tuned” for my workout.
Some days are easier than others, but I’m doing them!
I’ve also started swimming gently and doing some exercises in the pool, twice a week.
Over the last few days I have noticed that my balance is becoming better, I’m not as aware of major pain, this is such a boost for me both mentally and physically, I have now changed my mindset to
“what can I do for myself” rather than
“I can’t do anything now, this OA is in control”.
This has made me feel so much better in myself, I have taken a bit of power back and will continue to watch and learn from your videos, which are so uplifting and helpful. They also cover lots of different topics re diet etc that are so educational.
Thank you so much for all your advise and support 🤗
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I'm so glad you've seen such a benefit. That's why I do what I do!
Great info but I am very active and always have been: professional dancer, yoga, Pilates, walking, aqua aerobics, biking, massages, etc. I eat plenty of fruit & vegetables. Smoothies, fresh juices, herbal teas, etc. I still had Osteoarthritis and needed surgery. I’ve gained more weight than I’ve ever had. Menopausal weight & pre diabetes may have contributed to the damage. Perhaps I can get a nutritionist going forward to prevent damage in other joints. I take supplements as well. So far recovery has been going well. I am concerned about limping. I was before surgery and still notice limping. I hope it improves with time. Thank you for the information
I am 8 months post op hip surgery. My new hip is great, but I still need surgery on the other. I am swimming 30 min plus water aerobics exercises. Just bought treking poles and walked 3 miles. Best thing is not to give up!
Alyssa, this is the best presentation on the subject I have listened to since my diagnosis of hip OA stage 4, three years ago. As an OR nurse, I refused to accept two doctors‘ opinion that surgery/implant was the only solution. RUclips lead me to you only very recently, when searching „cardio with OA“, but I confirm everything you say. I took things into my own hands, and today I am pain-free, walking pretty normal versus limping, re-building lost muscles, and the occasional cracking in the joint gets less and less. In my case, I noticed the physical load at work was too much for my very thin body. As a female after menopause, other joints deteriorated as well: rhizarthrits in both hands, metatarsalgia in the foot. All Improvisation with reducing inflammation and specific exercize. The final step was leaving the job for a physically less challenging one. Now I feel my joints regenerating, or at least Peeling good again. However, I must continue moving etc! Greetings from Berlin 🙌
Ah, this terrible auto-corrector ! 😂 Of course I meant to say everything „improved“ and „feeling“ good.
Thank you so much for sharing your personal story. I love hearing personal stories from our community.
I haven't been to Germany but hope to visit at some point.
This is so encouraging @berlinanger1987. I recently was told I was looking at hip replacement due to severe arthritis and bone spurs. The pain I have has really disrupted my sleep for about the last 6 months. I watched another video that talked about Stage 4 really being beyond help other than surgery. I wasn't given a "stage" by my doctor but the look on his face and all the bright dots and rough surfaces on my radiographs make me feel like it is Stage 4. I already know most of what Alyssa presented in this video but implementing diet has always been hard. We are better than most Americans but still fall off the wagon frequently due to not enough cooking at home. And I am a sugar addict. I know prioritizing my health is just a decision I have to make, especially now that this pain and immobility really is preventing me from taking care of and riding my horse (my passion). Wish I could afford Alyssa's full program. She is one of the most encouraging, helpful people I have found online. I love how she truly seems to understand the older, arthritic body.
@@cherylblack6943 I have bone spurs as well. But to this day, I preferred not to look at the MRI images. Too much sugar and saturated fat used to be a big problem for me as well. Gradually, I shifted habits. I get that, depending on where you live in the US, access to fresh produce can be challenging. The most important step is to start somewhere doable. Alyssa seems to have a lot of free content here that you could try. All the best!
@@berlinangel987 Thanks for once again being so encouraging. I am 71 and this intense pain that keeps me from sleeping has been so depressing. I know I have to just stop beating myself up for poor past choices and do what I know will be helpful for my body. I have a good grasp on what is required. Living in Texas I do have clean, organic produce and meats readily available. So I have NO excuses. Hope we cross paths in the future so I can leave a report as wonderful as yours.
You are absolutely correct once again. I have been following an anti-inflammatory eating plan for the last year and 8 months. I have lost weight and lowered my arthritis inflammation flare-ups. Hoping to also prevent and slow down more arthritis from setting up too. I already have end stage arthritis in multiple joints, so diet and exercise are my best bets to delay surgeries.
I’m from 🇬🇧 UK and just discovered your channel , me and the wife love your videos and already both feeling the benefits to your exercises.
I been informed I need a knee replacement, but all the other stuff regarding my body is really helping. Can’t thank you enough . I’m 63, and my wife 59 . My body is shattered with doing a manual job all my life . Thank you for these videos .
Only wish I could shake your hand 🤚 to say thanks . You definitely made a impact
So glad to hear you and your wife are seeing such a benefit! Maybe you'll see me in the UK at some point!
Yes...love these recommendations. I have improved my pain by changes in my diet, especially inflammatory veggies. Started exercise and stretching. Low to no sugar, but cheat more than I'd like to admit. Sweets are my its a process, but keep moving and cleaner eating. No gluten or sugar as much as possible.
Thanks for watching and glad you loved the video!
I am very grateful that I found your video.. unfortunately I just had my TKR 4 months ago which I delayed for 2 years . I should have your video earlier to avoid surgery. My problem is osteoarthritis and meniscus tear .. I still watch and follow your video
Glad you like the channel! Hope your recovery is smooth!
I can’t believe how changing my diet helped my knees and walking . I love these videos
So glad to hear you love the videos.
I eliminated meat and dairy and gluten and oils and i only eat fresh fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds and melons and berries and seaweeds and lentils and I'm 70 and i feel great.
Interesting because I did almost the opposite when I became 95 percent carnivore. I’m now 80 and the arthritis in my left knee is completely gone. I eat almost no fruit because I consider it just another form of sugar.
@@fredconner8377 Maybe the key to why you both feel so much better, while being in vastly different diets, is you’ve eliminated processed/convenience foods are also controlling your weight and calories. Just a thought. Wishing you both continued good health 👍🏻
Good to know.
@@pixxie323I do think eliminating processed foods is very important.
You’re an inspiration
So on point !!! I changed my diet ..I’ve been suffering with pain … was wondering why I was in so much pain while in physical therapy … reluctantly made appointment for gel injection .. having doubts … 3 weeks after eating fruits and veggies… feel better… I can walk … she’s so correct …
Thanks for sharing and I'm so glad you have seen a benefit with the fruits and veggies. They are very important.
I have hip pain on the right side. Was diagnosed a year ago with arthritis in hips. Before, I knew people told me to take a break from the gym worst thing to do. Sugar difently makes it worse. Love your videos. You have helped so many . Blessings 🙌 🙏🏻🕊
Hi. I have the same thing ad well. What did you do to relieve the pain
Great information. Have arthritis in my hands and have had injections (hand and shoulder) and arthroplasty done on my left hand. My shoulder has been bone on bone for almost 8yrs now. I’ve maintained my BMI 19-22 all my life. I have done yoga and Pilates throughout the yrs on top of walking 3-5 m /day + other activities throughout my life. The only thing besides osteoarthritis is I’ve been prediabetic for 3 yrs. I eat well. 🙁
Hello Allysa, the information you share and then the explanation on how to use the information is just what i hope my family will find helpful when i share it with them. Knowledge is good but then knowing how to put that knowledge into practice on an individual level is where you shine brightest for us. Thank you for caring enough to explain that Allysa. You have a great way about you, please know we are appreciative. 🎉
Some simple exercises and simple diet changes have helped so much with my pain! I'm sending you a hug of gratitude ❤
Thanks for sharing! So glad you are seeing relief.
Can you please spare a moment and help me too. What dietary changes and which exercises please? I cant get up after sitting. My knee hurts and I have no strength in my legs.
@@thetree7694 I just added a lot of fruit and vegetables and avoid too many carbs. I do the simple exercises that Alyssa teaches, like side stepping and backward stepping etc
Thank you so much please keep on about osteoarthritis. It is deeply appreciated.
Glad you liked the video and the channel!
Excellent teaching: Osteoarthritis in reducing its progression! Excellent explaination. Well done ✅✅✅ Thank you. I am a 76yr. Old Retired Nurse- Midwife with Mild Hypertension and Osteoarthritis/ Osteoporosis on Atacand 16 dly and Tb.Calcium with Vit. DR plus Few pain Reliefs as necessary. Thank you very much. God bless us all 🙏 Amen
Glad it was helpful! Have a great day.
T H E singularly best myth- busting presentation I have ever heard& seen! In-wait for it- any context! 💐💐💐Thank you, Dr Kuhn.
You are so welcome!!! Thanks for watching!
This video is great for osteoarthritis people 👏 👌 ❤
Yep!!!
Thank you so much for this informative video! My neighbor had arthritis and became a vegetarian..she no longer has any pain and is thriving.
You're welcome and thank you for sharing!
Same here
Thank you. I've read a lot about Osteoarthritis as I have it in many joints. Your videos are extremely clear and informative and remind me what to do and inspire me to try and prevent my condition deteriorating further.
You are welcome and so glad you like the information!
Thank you thank you thank you . Just been diagnosed with OA this week and don’t intend to give in ! Your plain talking is easy to understand .
You're welcome!
So nicely,simply but powerfully put! Thanks! Your videos are of immense help! God Bless you!
Glad it was helpful!
She is great. I'm in her membership program and the workouts are perfectly balanced and move you to more advanced movements at a well thought out pace.
Thanks Diane!
Thanks!
Very helpful
Appreciate the science and practical options.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Alyssa. I am starting today. I am taking back my power. Thank you for getting into the nitty gritty of why it gets worse and the options. I am grateful.
You got this!
I have osteoporosis and your videos have helped me so much, especially for hips. Some exercises are so simply and easy, but with great relief. For me it just a lifestyle change, diet n excercise.
We have only one body
So love and take care of it
Well said and i'm so glad you've seen such a benefit with the videos.
Excellent! Keep doing what you need to stay strong and healthy.
I have this as well😢
I have rheumatoid arthritis in my hands, osteoarthritis in both knees and both hips, and I’ve had a hip replacement ever ever since I became a Whole Foods plant-based eater. I have been in zero pain in knees and hips and only pain in my hands so what you’re saying plays out in my life because my x-rays show all kinds of Osteo arthritis, osteoporosis, and they can’t figure out why I’m not in pain, probably because I’ve constantly move on the average of 5 miles a day and I am proof that your information is correct
Thank you so much for feeling comfortable to share. I appreciate the comment.
Thank you! All of this info made sense to me. I will make changes today to reduce my knee buckles. I am a chips and unhealthy snacks addict and will remember how I'm harming my body when I reach for the unhealthy foods.
Alyssa, very informative video. I have osteoarthritis in both my knees and have to use a cane to walk and it's painful. Some days are better than others. I am obese and have been for a few years and I am sedentary because my knees hurt when I spend too much time walking around. But your video has given me hope. Thank you for the actionable information.
I appreciate you feeling comfortable sharing to our community. Best of luck with the information and I will see you in the next video.
The key is to find activities that you find fun for motivation.
Congrats for your hope and intention to feel better! You could start slowly and gently by doing movement sessions in seated position. That way you don‘t have load on your knees while they are still inflamed. Maybe the wonderful Alyssa proposes videos like that in English language. And modify your diet to leaning more towards whole food plant-based may contribute to lower inflammation. All the best from Berlin 🙌
Find a pool and start walking and eventually increase your exercise
Take a water aerobics class.
@@sheiladonofrio7933 Great advice!
GOLDEN info. Add to this innate bio mechanical asymmetries. Identify these and make adjustments.
i had a all body scan two weeks ago it came back as wear and tear in my lower back i love my walking every day i feel great when walking but sitting down for long time i have pain in my back and groin .love your vids regards from cork ireland
Thx for this info. This is one of your best videos ever!
I have osteoarthritis in my foot and ankle due to a tennis injury August 2023. I am missing most of the cartilage on my ankle. If I didn't believe in a relief to the pain, I don't think I'd be around anymore. For me, as an active 48 year old, the way I get through it is not to fall into a depression because that actually makes it hurt more. But what helps more than the gabapentin or the Lyrica or the clonazepam for my worried mind, is exercise.
Motion is lotion ... I've already had a micro fracture surgery in order to create scar tissue
I have managed to keep my joints completely free of erosion due to constant movement and physical therapy
My doctor said I could do anything I want except drive on the highway. There's nothing off-limits to me except if I feel sharp pain, I have to stop what I'm doing
My medical team has given me complete freedom because eventually, they will fuse my foot together
I have osteoporosis in both hips. The anti-cancer five-year medication was the reason it developed. Now I do light weight-bearing exercise to keep my balance in check so I don’t have any falls. I really love your channel!! 🥰
She is talking about osteoarthritis, not osteoporosis.
Thank you so much, I have patella femoral arthritis. Love your videos.x
Love all of your info, love your exercises. Makes a lot of sense. One thing I wonder about - Since i have bone on bone in my knees, can that actually regenerate cartilage and cushioning naturally? Or is it going to remain like this or get worse so surgery will be necessary? Can my knees heal naturally? Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much , I’ve been doing your exercises for awhile now . Iam at the beach and haven’t had much trouble.
You are so welcome! Enjoy the beach.
Thank you Alyssa. I have hope that i can now return to a well lived life with the implementation of these strategies! I will and am so blessed to have found your teachings!
To accommodate my arthritic metatarsals (feet) I switched from running for exercise to bicycle riding. Good move
You are so encouraging, that i ll keep the video, not to give up! Thank you
You got this! You're welcome.
I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees in 2009. It has since spread to my right ankle, neck, left shoulder, and is the worst now in both hands-all of my knuckles except my thumbs and wrists. My knees and fingers are very disfigured. I have tried multiple things: losing weight, physical therapy, injections, pretty much everything except medicine or surgery. Nothing really helps. At this point, I’m pretty discouraged but still determined to avoid drugs or surgery.
Brilliant video Alyssa !! Really great information and explained so well.My Mom has arthritis but has a left knee valgus which makes it worse but she’s really trying and always watch your videos.Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication 🙏
You are so welcome and so glad you like the video!
Thank you so much. Good advice. I have osteoarthritis in both knees. It hasn't gone any worse, within the last three years. I exercise, nearly every day. Yoga and pilates, really help me. I wish I had your lovely shaped arms!! You obviously work out. They look amazing. Love your videos.
Thankyou so much. Im on my fourth day. Love your info. I want no pills and no more surgeries. Yep its starting now. God Bless you and all those in need of help.
So glad you like the channel!
Thank you! None of my docs or PT's have explained any of this to me! I'm 48 and feel like 100. Thanks for giving me this information. Almost made me cry lol
Glad it was helpful!
Normal 10 miutes session with doctor only gives them time to write script ( drugs) and referals to specialists ( $$$) hence big pharma becomes lifelong friend, which is excellent business model for big pharma but never fixes the individual issues.😂
❤thank you so much for your gifts to help me. I just started watching and I’m making changes and feeling better about me.
I’m 67 and want to keeping moving. With your inspiration and motivation I feel I will achieve it.
Thank you again.
Happy Thanksgiving.
thank you Alyssa for posting these you tubes to help with our physical pain of all sorts. thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise. XXX
you're so welcome!
Thank you for all information & options!🫶🏻
Osteoarthritis is not a one size fits all! Every person body & health is different.
Movement every day;
Less processed foods;
Mental exercise to help u move is necessary.👍🏻🫶🏻
You are so welcome!
This information gave me hope. THANK YOU.
You got this!!!
When you know better, you can do better! Thank you Doc!
Welcome!
I just happened to come across one of your videos this morning!!
You have explained everything I needed to hear to take action to help me with this condition!!
I am so grateful to you! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your kindness.
Having excess weight, high blood sugars, cholesterol issues, I felt doomed. You gave me hope. I can do this!
Thank you 💕
You’ve got this!!!
Hi. Thanks for this video. I am only 44 and I have OA. It breaks my heart coz I love to be active and play badminton. Could you please make a video on how to engage in sports and also younger people with OA. TIA.
Thank you for this, Alyssa! I appreciate your positivity as well as your suggestions for improvement!
So glad you liked the video!
Wow,you look like angle to me. 65 years old and experiencing knee pain recently. Very nice details in simple way. Thanks
I have been trying to come out from knee pain without medicine or surgery, your video helped to reduce the problem
So glad to hear you've seen such a benefit!
Thank you so much for your videos. I hv found out with an arthritic hip I do best by eliminated salt n sweets the best I can for less pain.
Thanks for sharing! And glad you liked the video!
I’ve had osteoarthritis in most joints for 30 years I strength train and do yoga 5 days a week I’ve now been diagnosed with shoulder impingement in both shoulders and have been told to stop lifting weights above my waist and given exercises to do hopefully it will work I definitely recommend exercising if you have oa you’ve got to keep moving x
@@paulathompson9402 if you have impingement in both shoulder s you 100% need to do shoulder corrective exercises and leave rest of upper body alone
Oh my gosh-how thankful I am I happened upon your videos! I have hope, I see improvement, and I have never felt good about having a knee replacement. I know I will follow your videos and ride a bike again. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
Thanks
Thanks for the support!
Thank you for your help..After surgery on both feet and both shoulders,i am now in agony with my neck..I have a set of exercises which i hope will help..
A high fish diet with plenty of fruit and nuts, as well as kimchi and kefir yoghurt. I exercise 30 minutes 6x a day with Sunday off. I also don't drink and only drink herbal tea.
Thanks for sharing.
Your video motivates me living with osteoarthritis. It's very informative and thanks so much Alyssa. You're great.
I'm so glad!
Thank you Alyssa.. I have recently been diagnosed with RA and OA. You’ve done a great job in explaining your topic and I’m gonna watch it again to absorb it well and work out a movement plan that works for me. Thanks 🙏
You are so welcome!
I thank you for the information. It such a hope for me who has osteoarthritis grade 2 on my knees for almost 6 months. I'm Still doing exercise to reduce the pain. Now what i have to do is avoid more inflammation by doing exercise at least 30 minutes a day and have good nutrition! I really appreciate for giving this explanation.❤
I'm so glad it was helpful for you. You've got this.
Thank you so much Alyssa. I agree that most advice out there is skewed towards relinquishing to medication, surgery, and your sharing of the various alternatives is truly truly amazing😍
You are so welcome!
Thank you for explaining this so well!
I believe movement is vital especially as we get older.
Dear Alyssa,
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your shared knowledge throughout all of your videos,I love them. I keep learning a great deal! Thank you!!! ❤
Thank you so much, I am inspired to take better care and have a better understanding. You are a very credible teacher! Those years of the pandemic did me in, mentally and physically. Went from going to 2 gyms to sitting in front of my computer. Stupid move. You have given me hope for, at least, some relief.💗Again, thank you.
You are so welcome!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for this video! It has given me encouragement to revise my diet and movement program. I will revisit your website to consider your program.
Hope to see you inside Adventurers for Life! Glad you liked the video.
Hi, I’m a nurse and this is very helpful even though I am aware of a lot of it and I do follow a lot of your suggestions which are great. I really appreciate all your videos😊❤ even though I still suffer from pain every day some days are better than others. Just keep trying😂
I'm glad you like all the videos. Great work in all you do as a nurse. Critical profession.
Your work is a true blessing in guiding and motivating me to improve my flexibility and strength lost by arthritis.
I was one of those you mention who were told there are limited roads to a normal physical life.
Also. In this and all your RUclips’s, I feel treated as an intelligent human.
Almost all other arthritis videos address viewers as though their intelligence and mental capacity went away from arthritis.
Thank you for sharing and I'm here to make this as easy as possible. You are powerful!
Your information is so appreciated. I started your walk videos and has really helped me. You remind me of a PT person I had to get me to walk. He was a doctor of PT like you. I love your info and video. I have osteoporosis .
Thank you ❤
I’m really glad you find the videos helpful
Thank you for this information. I am 60 and have just been diagnosed with moderate OA in my hips. I am going to implement all of this 😊
You got this!
Thank you Alyssa for your fantastic videos. So many great exercises, and great information to help those of us with osteoarthritis. I was diagnosed with femoral acetabular impingement six or seven years ago. was prescribed physical therapy, which helped a little. A few years later x-ray showed osteoarthritis, and the gap was too close to get injections. I’ve been doing my best to keep mobile, stay fit, (I am not overweight, weight train, walk, hike and bike regularly, and I eat a pescatarian pretty healthy diet; also take MSM, glucosamine condroiten, collagen, turmeric, etc. I still limp a little even though I work a lot on trying to walk without one, have significantly reduced mobility in one hip, and have hip pain and referred pain if I don’t take a little bit of ibuprofen every day or two. Probably headed for a hip replacement but I’m trying to hold it off as long as possible. (My younger sister had one hip replaced a few years ago and her doctors say she needs the other one replaced. She was a dancer for many years and had a knee surgery as well. The orthopedist says there is can be a hereditary component to osteoarthritis.) I’ll keep working with the exercises my PT gives me as well as yours. It all definitely helps a lot. Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support of the channel!
I will follow u, and i will try my best. To get myself to where I once was. I have degenerative osteoarthritis in both knees, hips, and spine. Also a condition called retrolisthesis. Like the above wasent enough. Everything u said made so much sense. With all that I have taking med. For inflamation. In the last few years my exercise and movement to move has decreased lots. Will follow all u said. Hoping and believing what u said, making so much sense. I can see myself getting being in a better frame of mind. With the word HOPEFUL In mind. More active, more exercise , and movements small or big... ARE KEY. At 67., never did i think id slow down as much as I have. My most pain is in legs. Where I feel tightness, and then the bones below knees get hardened, where sometimes I cant streghtened myself or move till it passes. Very painful. Ive teued lots, got nothing to loose by doing and followin this post. Thanxs for sharing with us. Ur truly AMAZING!
Thanks for sharing your personal journey! Best of luck with this information and the channel.
Thanks for keeping it simple, inflammation is the problem, and keep moving ,don't be sedentary.
Always!
Dearest Alyssa
I have found your videos to be truly a gift from God. I would like to follow the exercises and tips you share. However, I am facing a hardship and have a humble request to make. I am a bone on bone 57 year old Muslim woman and my faith does not allow me to see anyone uncovered above the knees. I know that my request may sound absurd but I have seen videos of you in tights instead of shorts. If it does not inconvenience you too much could you just think of helping me in this.
Lots of love and dua
Peace