| If you're suffering with pain from osteoarthritis (not | | | | modified squat. This is simply a modified version of |
| rheumatoid arthritis) or as most call it - arthritis, in the | | | | the squat. Not a full squat which is about 90 degrees. |
| knees you may not know that exercise will help and | | | | It's a good exercise because it is the same |
| especially the right exercise. Arthritis experts, arthritis | | | | movement you would use if you were getting out of |
| doctors, rheumatologists, physical therapists and | | | | a chair. It also strengthens the thighs and hips. |
| other health professionals have been recommending | | | | You have to be careful not to go over about 45-50 |
| exercise for arthritis for years to help relieve pain. | | | | degrees (visualize a quarter of a circle and 45 |
| However it was little known until recently that | | | | degrees would be half of that) when you bend down |
| research proves that the right exercise can help and | | | | when you do it. If you do it can make your |
| be more effective than any of the most potent | | | | symptoms worse. As you bend down, arms in front |
| arthritis drugs or medications. The long accepted | | | | hanging down, feet spread apart, make sure your |
| approach to relieve arthritis pain has been more of a | | | | hips are behind the heels of your feet so there is less |
| temporary fix and not a solution at all for getting to | | | | stress on your knees, keep your hips back but make |
| the source of the joint problem. | | | | sure your knees are not in front of your toes. Have |
| Losing weight and the right diet are as important or if | | | | a chair or counter close by in case you need to hang |
| not more so than this one exercise I'm about to | | | | on or prevent a fall. |
| reveal to you. In any event you don't want to make | | | | Keep your body upright so your hips and thigh |
| your arthritis worse or cause any joint damage. You | | | | muscles work harder. Only let your back arch a little |
| should check with your doctor first before starting | | | | bit. This exercise can be done throughout the day |
| any exercise program, even if it's just one exercise. | | | | and work up to more with your doctor's okay. This |
| Every knee arthritis situation is different. | | | | exercise can help anyone who needs to build up their |
| One of the most important things to remember is | | | | hip and thigh muscles including those with rheumatoid |
| that the research has shown that if you have | | | | arthritis. |
| arthritis in the knees you likely have weakness in the | | | | One should never really do a full squat even if they |
| thigh and hip muscles. These muscles won't help you | | | | don't have (osteoarthritis) arthritis in the knees. So |
| properly by absorbing stress and other forces when | | | | give this modified best exercise for arthritis in the |
| you go about your day, considering all you do with | | | | knees a try and see how it helps. I suffered with |
| your knees. So your knees will not be protected | | | | arthritis in my knees for years until I changed my diet |
| because your surrounding muscles are weak. | | | | to raw foods many years ago and cured myself of |
| So you want to strengthen your thigh and hip | | | | arthritis and finally got the knee pain relief I needed. I |
| muscles to help protect your knees and knee joints. | | | | wish I had known about this easy exercise then it |
| Okay so what is the best exercise if you're only | | | | would have helped with my recovery faster. |
| going to do just one exercise for your knees? It's a | | | | Hopefully it will help you. |