我的伯母由关节炎有一段时间了打扰了。 她最近避免锻炼，并且她的重量是增加和使情况更坏。 然而，在与医生协商以后，她做着轻快再走。 因为关节炎影响了许多年长人，我决定做一些研究和在捧场文章之下什么我总结了：
什么是关节炎？
关节炎是用于的广义项提到可能导致关节痛的不同的情况。 骨关节炎(OA)和风湿性关节炎(镭)是最知名的。
- 骨关节炎 是骨头软骨和繁茂的恶化经常由于“磨损”。
- 风湿性关节炎 是联接的结缔组织的炎症，例如滑膜，导致关节软骨的破坏。
为什么行使，即使您有关节炎？
相反到普遍的信仰，锻炼可能有益于联接而不是危害他们。
- 锻炼增加力量和灵活性，减少关节痛并且帮助战斗疲劳症。 当然，当僵硬和痛苦的联接已经bogging您下来时，走在块附近或游泳几膝部想法也许使您犹豫。
- 联接被制作移动。 如果人每天休息疼痛膝盖或臀部或者手肘，支持联接的肌肉将慢慢地减弱。 同时，附有肌肉骨头的腱将成为较少弹性。 所有这些增加由更多痛苦和僵硬决定。 规则练习将做肌肉变得更强 并且腱成为更多污水道。 退色的痛苦和僵硬开始。 多数人在二个月内开始注意改善，虽然一些几乎立刻感觉更好。
- 规则活动 提供命脉给软骨 那缓冲联接。 不同于多数组织在身体，软骨从血液不接受营养素。 反而，它从流体得到它的养料(称关节液)在联接。 当联接移动时，流体搅动，给软骨氧气和其他重要物质健康药量。 作为增加的奖金，规则练习鼓励身体生产额外关节液。
- 也锻炼帮助 维护骨头力量并且控制您的重量。
为什么不是许多关节炎患者锻炼？
- 许多认为锻炼将加重他们的关节痛和僵硬。 不行使可能使您的联接更加痛苦和僵硬。 那是，因为保持您的肌肉和周围的组织强对维护的支持是关键的为您的骨头。 不行使意味您的肌肉将变得更加微弱，做您骨头更加易受打破。
- 由于不切实际的套期望，许多不行使。 You do not need to run a marathon or swim the pace of an Olympic competitor to help reduce the symptoms of your arthritis. Even moderate exercise can improve your pain and help you maintain a healthy weight.
Before You Start Exercising
- As you consider starting an exercise program, understand what is within your limits and what level of exercise is likely to give you results. Remember that when arthritis threatens to immobilize you, exercise keeps you moving.
- I recommend you to talk to your doctor about how exercise can fit into your current treatment plan. What types of exercises are best for you depends on your type of arthritis and which joints are involved. Your doctor or a physical therapist can work with you to find the best exercise plan to give you the most benefit with the least aggravation of your joint pain.
In short, exercise can help you improve your health and fitness without hurting your joints.
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Mike Pedersen Golf // Sep 30, 2007 at 8:45 pm
What a thorough post! This must have taken some time to put together. Well done! The pics are great too! Surprised there are no comments on this very insightful post.
Angie Tan // Oct 1, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Great post.
Its not just arthritic people who should exercise. Elderly folks should try to exercise to keep their bones healthy too.
Both my parents are approaching their mid-60’s and are still as active as ever. They may not be as strong as they used to be, but they are keeping active each day.
Bill // Dec 19, 2007 at 7:14 am
Thank you for writing about this. I say this to my clients all the time. It’s nice to direct them to this blog so they hear it from someone else too!