Can rheumatoid be relieved with exercise?
Can rheumatoid arthritis be relieved with exercise? The answer is yes. However, the timing, method and degree of exercise should be selected according to different situations. Rheumatoid arthritis is a very difficult disease, and there is no cure. There is only treatment to reduce the degree of joint pain, swelling and deformity.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis need a certain amount of exercise. First of all, exercise can relax the body, maintain or improve the range of motion of the joints, prevent muscle atrophy and enhance the patient's physique. So, how should rheumatoid arthritis patients exercise? Do the following suggestions to help patients exercise better:
First of all, it is not recommended to exercise in the acute stage, because the joints will have obvious swelling and pain. If you exercise at this time, it may aggravate the arthritis. After the acute phase, the patient should choose the amount of exercise and time according to their own swelling and pain. During exercise, the degree of joint activity should be gradually increased, and should not be rushed.
Secondly, some patients with rheumatoid arthritis reduce their daily exercise due to joint swelling and pain, which is actually more detrimental to joint recovery. Because the amount of exercise is reduced, the time spent in the sun every day is also reduced, which affects the absorption of calcium in the body, which may lead to aggravation of osteoporosis.
Finally, after knowing the importance and precautions of exercise, the method of exercise is also very important. Inappropriate exercise methods may lead to aggravation of the disease. Rheumatoid arthritis patients can choose the following exercise methods to exercise:
Swimming, some people may say that swimming, rheumatoid arthritis patients are afraid of cold, which will damage the joints. This makes sense, but swimming works muscles throughout the body and is a non-weight-bearing exercise with little damage to the joints. As long as you choose a warm pool or swim for less than an hour, there will be no damage to the joints in this case.
Jogging, jogging is suitable for those patients with mild rheumatoid arthritis, and the jogging time should not be too long, because the process of running will cause damage to the joints more or less.
Body stretching and resistance exercise. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can stretch their body properly every day. Sitting and lying down for a long time is not good for joint recovery. You can do some resistance exercises appropriately to keep the joints and muscles active.