Learn
about the importance of exercise for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis exercises
can safely provide pain relief and
build muscle strength.
When
joints are stiff and painful, exercise might be the last thing on your mind.
Yet when you have rheumatoid arthritis, exercising regularly is one of the best
things you can do to take care of yourself and your joints. Here is why
exercise is so important:
· People who exercise live longer, with or
without rheumatoid arthritis.
· Regular exercise can actually reduce overall
pain from rheumatoid arthritis.
· Exercise can keep your bones strong. Thinning
of the bones can be a problem with rheumatoid arthritis, especially if you need
to take steroids. Exercise helps bones keep their strength.
· Exercise maintains muscle strength.
· Regular exercise improves functional ability
and lets you do more for yourself.
· People with rheumatoid arthritis who exercise
feel better about themselves and are better able to cope.
