The most important thing is to keep the area moving regularly and correct any issues with respect to the way you load the joint. Imagine a Jenga Tower, if it's haphazardly assembled, and you put a book on top, it's unstable and starts putting pressure on some structures that aren't meant to bear weight; therefore, causes unhelpful adaptations in the structure - tissue, bone or joint - that don't do anything to help with the symptoms. You want to be careful with the activity, you want to control the amount of weight or force you load the joint up. This doesn't mean, just put your feet up and don't put weight through it - that's not helpful, but at the same time, too much loading is also bad. As I had mentioned before, correcting the way you move and put weight through your hip, knee, and ankle/foot is important. If you're heavy, overweight, or obese, it is essential that you get that weight down to stress the tissue LESS and therefore not accelerate the degenration that's occuring in the joint. Can't give advice as to weight loss, but I'd recommend looking up Dr. Jason Fung and his fasting protocols. Those outcomes are better than say doing liposuction or caloric restriction of diet. - Medical management/oversight/supervision is required if you're fasting for prolonged periods of time. If you have Diabetes or any other health conditions, definitely needs medical oversight. Outside of the above, exercises include: Swimming, Water Aerobics - decreases the weight/load through the joint , maintains muscle mass, maintains cardiovascular fitness. Resistance Training - Low Weight/Resistance/Loading. Resistance Band's are fantastic. Machine weights/free weights are okay... just need to take care with using them properly. Think of this as just maintaining your muscle mass. Don't use it, you lose it. Aerobic Training: walking is fine but do it on soft ground whenever possible. Concrete is rough on joints. Sand, Grass, Rubber Tracks, or Outdoor Trails - great. Alterantives including elliptical, recumbent (laz-boy bike), stationary bikes (but can bother your back if riding for too long), or hydrotherapy/walking-running in water - or swimming (fantastic) For additional information, I would look at say "Arthritis Foundation" in america - their website should have information similar to what I've written.
yeh im slightly overweight ...but the pain after my ankle fusion is pretty severe. the side with the arthritis is fine it is now the other side....its only been a yer..surely it would take longer than that for other joints to be affected?
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How do you manage iif you have osteoarthritis in your foot, ankle, knee and hip? At 40 years old.
That what in trying to find out I'm 38
The most important thing is to keep the area moving regularly and correct any issues with respect to the way you load the joint.
Imagine a Jenga Tower, if it's haphazardly assembled, and you put a book on top, it's unstable and starts putting pressure on some structures that aren't meant to bear weight; therefore, causes unhelpful adaptations in the structure - tissue, bone or joint - that don't do anything to help with the symptoms.
You want to be careful with the activity, you want to control the amount of weight or force you load the joint up. This doesn't mean, just put your feet up and don't put weight through it - that's not helpful, but at the same time, too much loading is also bad.
As I had mentioned before, correcting the way you move and put weight through your hip, knee, and ankle/foot is important.
If you're heavy, overweight, or obese, it is essential that you get that weight down to stress the tissue LESS and therefore not accelerate the degenration that's occuring in the joint.
Can't give advice as to weight loss, but I'd recommend looking up Dr. Jason Fung and his fasting protocols. Those outcomes are better than say doing liposuction or caloric restriction of diet. - Medical management/oversight/supervision is required if you're fasting for prolonged periods of time. If you have Diabetes or any other health conditions, definitely needs medical oversight.
Outside of the above, exercises include: Swimming, Water Aerobics - decreases the weight/load through the joint , maintains muscle mass, maintains cardiovascular fitness.
Resistance Training - Low Weight/Resistance/Loading. Resistance Band's are fantastic. Machine weights/free weights are okay... just need to take care with using them properly. Think of this as just maintaining your muscle mass. Don't use it, you lose it.
Aerobic Training: walking is fine but do it on soft ground whenever possible. Concrete is rough on joints. Sand, Grass, Rubber Tracks, or Outdoor Trails - great. Alterantives including elliptical, recumbent (laz-boy bike), stationary bikes (but can bother your back if riding for too long), or hydrotherapy/walking-running in water - or swimming (fantastic)
For additional information, I would look at say "Arthritis Foundation" in america - their website should have information similar to what I've written.
I only got my diagnosis two weeks ago, so I'm trying to manage this the best way I can. I wish you luck though.
yeh im slightly overweight ...but the pain after my ankle fusion is pretty severe. the side with the arthritis is fine it is now the other side....its only been a yer..surely it would take longer than that for other joints to be affected?
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