People with Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) often have the doubt: can I do
exercise?
The answer is yes. Doing exercise can help strengthen joint stability,
alleviate joint stiffness and pains and improve quality of sleep. The patients
of Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) can choose suitable method of exercise as follows
according to the preference.
1. Stretching exercise
You can exercise to stretch and work various joints of your body as follows.
Stretch each joint for 10 to 30 times which can help to improve joint stiffness
effectively. The joint stretching postures are seen below:
2. Aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise, such as swimming, cycling, can strengthen heart and lung
functions and improve joint flexibility. Swimming is the best choice which can
work all muscle groups of the body and improve strength and coordination of
muscles; all joints of the body are relaxed, so it is a suitable choice and can
be done for the long term to improve muscular endurance and joint
flexibility.
3. Avoid wrong activities
You will need to quit high heels to avoid putting extra pressure on the
joints. People with involved knee joint injury should also avoid climbing
mountains, long-time standing, heavy load-bearing, etc. In addition, if you are
in active stage with severe pains, you will need to avoid too much activities.
If you are in stable stage, you can choose the above exercise to help your
joints.