Arthritis Knee Pain - 3 Ways to Improve Knee Joint Mobility

Is arthritis knee pain affecting your joint mobility?stiff? The reason why is because the oxygen,
Well don't feel discouraged because for many of usnutrients, and fluid our joints need to maintain
who have arthritis, this is part of the course for thisflexibility are lacking due to decrease blood circulation.
disease.2) Drink 6 - 8 glasses of water a day. When we are
We tend to look at this disease as part of gettingyounger, we can get away with not drinking the
old but when we are in are 50's we don't feel old. Allrequired amount of water that is needed each day.
the activities we use to do like bowling, golfing, andAs we get older, staying hydrated is extremely
biking, we still want to do but arthritis knee pain mayimportant. Water is needed to provide lubrication for
be preventing us from doing them.the knee joints to stay fluid and limber.
We also tend to think of arthritis as a disease that is3) We must lose weight. It is just that simple.
not very serious. In actuality, osteoarthritis can causeObesity is the number one disease that leads to so
the joints to wear down to the point of severemany other diseases. Extra weight on the knees
debilitation. If ignored, it can lead to joint replacementcauses a lot of pressure and stress on them.
surgery and over use of prescription pain relieverOvertime this contributes to the wearing down of
which have many side effects.knee cartilage.
However, we can learn today 3 ways to improveRemember - Ultimately we are in control of our own
joint mobility as it relates to arthritis knee pain.health. We can sit back and do nothing about arthritis
1) Don't sit in the same position for long periods ofknee pain or we can begin incorporating these tips in
time. Have you notice that when we sit in the sameour lives today.
position for long periods of time our joints become