Tips for healthy Joints

Recognize that exercise is the last thing you want to do when you have aching or aching joints. Exercises that involve a minimal weight-bearing exercise such as swimming or walking are good for your joints around the world without causing pain. By achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, you can reduce the strain on your joints and reduce your risk of joint damage.

Muscles take over the load on your joints and if you don't have enough muscles to carry your body weight and carry you through your daily activities, your joints will be a hit.   

Knee and hip pain often occurs due to tension in the surrounding muscles, such as adductors and quadriceps and relieving these tension can relieve joint pain. You don't have to go to the gym and do intense workouts, but simple weight-maintenance exercises can do the trick. Try to focus on strengthening muscles around the hip and knee joints, because these joints must carry the entire body weight.  

As with other arthritis, joint pain can be caused by injuries caused by overuse such as tennis elbows, pitcher's elbows and weightlifter's knees. The best approach is to keep your joints, muscles, ligaments and bones strong and stable.

A natural joint health is critical for people with joint problems. Steps to maintain healthy joints are one of the most important lifestyle changes. At Westchester Health we advise our patients to follow these 10 tips and exercise every 2-3 months to see if they have less joint pain.

In any case, joint supplements alone are not enough to promote healthy joints without exercise and proper nutrition. Eating healthy joints is as easy as knowing what to eat and what not eat.  

If you are a family caregiver, joint health includes protecting your back and neck to help aging family members. Abdomen and back are essential for balance, which prevents injury, and the right posture helps protect joints and neck.  

Ten pounds of excess weight can increase the effects on the knees by up to 30 to 60 pounds. Low-stress exercises like cycling or swimming bring many benefits and less stress on joints. Exercise builds muscles that help support your bones, prevent osteoporosis and improve your cardiovascular health. 

Sport can strain the joints hard and make them stiff and sore after training. When this happens, we experience joint pain and exercise becomes harder and uncomfortable. If joint pain is too severe, it can discourage you from exercise which can affect your health and prevent you from enjoying the benefits of physical activity.

The more you use your joints the more uncomfortable they tend to become causing a downward spiral of inactivity and pain. This downward spiral continues when the muscles and cartilage supporting the joint weakened when not used. 

The good news is that if you are battling  pain and want to keep your joints as healthy as possible, there are some simple things you can do to keep them slimmer. It may be that you are not able to prevent all injuries or avoid all conditions such as arthritis, but there are things you could do to protect your joints throughout your life. 

Overweight puts extra strain on the joints such as knees, ankles and hips.