Exercise to Beat Joint Pain :: Healthy Lifestyles and Natural Weight Loss Information

Exercise to Beat Joint Pain
by author David Lige, BHK

Before you begin a program consult your physician or a physical therapist. Ensure that the health professional you are working with has experience in rehabilitating joint pain and mention that you are interested in low-impact activities that will help reduce your pain, while increasing your mobility. The initial time you spend establishing an exercise routine with a health professional will decrease the number of visits you make in the future. In addition, consult the National Arthritis Foundation for more information. Joint pain can be debilitating, but you can do something about it. Don’t let the pain control you-exercise to control your pain.

Jump for Joints

Exercise is recommended as treatment for joint problems, however, most people are too debilitated to do enough or aren’t using an effective, safe exercise for their joint condition. What is needed is a shock-free form of exercise that boosts immune function and lymphatic cleansing while strengthening tissues, bones, muscles, and ligaments.

Enter rebound exercise! When rebound exercises are done on a safe unit with long, specially-coiled springs, a taut mat, and a stabilizer bar for safety and balance, joint problems respond very favourably. Rebound exercise is safe, easy, and fun. Just two minutes of gentle bouncing on a rebounder stimulates every cell in the body to get strong while it boosts the immune system and triples the white blood cell count. As inflammation, soreness, and swelling subside, a gentle range of motion exercises help establish regular movement to the joints.

Safe, effective rebounding begins with gentle bouncing for two minutes or less, five to six times a day, or, ideally, every hour. Note the time when you feel tightness or discomfort as you bounce, not exceeding two minutes. This is your framework for bouncing the first week. Repeat this time of a few seconds to two minutes, every hour or at least five or six times daily for the first week. The next week, work up to two or three minutes. Bouncing in short sessions several times a day is more effective than one long session.

Remember all rebounders are not created equal. Beware of “toy” models with inferior parts, short, tight springs, and weak mats. Inferior units can be damaging to your joints as the shock at the bottom of the bounce will affect all weak areas. Try a demo bounce, and bounce your entire body into health!

Linda Brooks, author of Rebounding To Better Health, Cancer-A Simple Approach, and the Bounce Before You Jump video, also teaches Certified Reboundologist workshops. For a sample copy of her Vital Health News newsletter, questions about her workshop or rebounding, books or videos, call 877-299-9547 or 937-484-8206.

Supplements for Joint Pain

A number of vitamins and nutrients can be effective for supporting joint health. Vitamin C helps improve lubricating joint fluid. Vitamin E, an effective antioxidant, improves circulation and repairs tissue, as does Coenzyme Q10. Anti-inflammatories such as glucosamine sulphate and chondroitin sulphate are very effective at lessening inflammation in the joints and relieving pain. Remember, however, that glucosamine and chondroitin take several weeks to work, so be patient.

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David Lige has a bachelorâ€™s degree in human kinetics from the University of British Columbia. He currently works as a fitness consultant and motivational coach. E-mail him at: davelige@smartt.com

Source: alive #252, October 2003

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