- Advice
for the Aging Athlete with Arthritis - (healthlink.mcw.edu)
- Arthritis
and Exercise - types of exercise are most suitable for someone
with arthritis, how to start an exercise program, some pain relief
methods
- ArthritisWebSite.com
Chat Transcript - Aquatic Therapy
- BestDoctors.com
- is exercise important for arthritis?
- Dr.
Andrew Weil - Help arthritis with exercise. Read "Healing Moves:
How to Cure, Relieve, and Prevent Common Ailments with Exercise,"
by Carol Krucoff and Mitchell Krucoff, MD (drweil.com, pathfinder.com/drweil,
drweilselfhealing.com)
- DR Becky
- Which Exercise Is Best for Arthritis? Water aerobics is a great
winter exercise for people with arthritis or who are overweight: your
joints are supported, you burn calories, and you tone your muscles..
- DrKoop
- arthritis exercise for flexibility and well-being Part
1, Part
2, Part
3
- DrMirkin - arthritis
is more common in athletes (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
- DrMirkin
- aspirin or nonsteroidals delay bone healing - "Taking aspirin
or nonsteroidals before an athletic competition can help you to compete
more effectively by preventing soreness... but taking nonsteroidals
before every workout can delay recovery and increase your chances
of injuring yourself by preventing clotting and increasing bleeding.
Nonsteroidals block pain, but they may delay healing." Gabe Mirkin,
MD (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
- DrMirkin - exercise
essential for arthritis of the knee (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
- DrMirkin
- osteoarthritis caused by overuse - " If you try to exercise
through pain, you can break cartilage that can never heal." Gabe
Mirkin, MD (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
- DrMirkin
- osteoarthritis in athletes (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
- Exercise
- if you have arthritis, regular exercise may help, tailoring the
exercise to your needs and abilities, range-of-motion exercises, strengthening
exercises, endurance exercises (discoveryhealth.com)
- MDchoice.com
- arthritis exercise (comments@mdchoice.com, partner@mdchoice.com,
MDchoice.com)
- MotherNature
- staying limber
- OnHealth
- Exercise as Treatment for Arthritis (OnHealth.com)
- PslGroup - Staying
Active Helps Reduce Arthritis Symptoms
- Questions
& Answers About Arthritis & Exercise from NIAMS
- Questions
and Answers About Arthritis and Exercise - (healthanswers.com)
- Walking
for Fitness - it's cheap and easy (for many of us) - (jraworld.arthritisinsight.com)
- WholeHealthMD
- Stretching and Strengthening Exercises (simanislL@awhinc.com, finchC@awhinc.com,
contactus@awhnet.com, 703-437-6336)
- Learn More
- Amazon
- The Arthritis Exercise Book: Gentle, Joint-By-Joint Exercises
to Keep You Flexible and Independent - By Gwen, R.N., B.S.N.
Ellert, Barry Koehler (1990) - A omplete list of gentle exercises
to increase range of motion, flexibility and strength. Filled
with common sense.
- Amazon
- The Healing Power of Exercise: Your Guide to Preventing and
Treating Diabetes, Depression, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure,
Arthritis, and More - By Linn Goldberg (2000) - "If exercise
came in a pill, every doctor would prescribe it" say the authors.
Show how to exercise just 30 to 40 minutes three times a week
to fight your arthritis.
- Amazon
- Arthritis of the Hip and Knee: The Active Person's Guide to
Taking Charge - By Ronald J. Allen (1998) - Comprehensive
and easy-to-understand, this handbook empowers arthritis sufferers
to take control and become actively involved in decision-making,
medical treatment, and rehabilitation. One hundred photographs
and illustrations show exercises, movements, before-and-after
X-rays, and implants.
- Amazon
- Exercise and Arthritis: A Guide to Pain-Free Movement -
By Margaret Hills and Janet Horwood (1997) - A straight forward
book with exercises that can be done by anyone.
- Amazon
- Physical Therapy in Arthritis - By Joan M. Walker (1996)
- A textbook for physical therapists. Includes color and halftone
illustrations.
- Amazon
- Exercise Beats Arthritis: An Easy-to-Follow Program of Exercises
- By Valerie Sayce and Ian Fraser (1998) - Presents a simple regime
of daily exercises to help keep your joints mobile, improve muscle
strength, and strengthen bones and ligaments. Over 200 illustrations.
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