Joint pain limits the things that we can do. It makes otherwise enjoyable activities less pleasurable. While you might think that exercise would just aggravate the pain, experts are saying that it can actually help relieve or lessen shoulder, hip, knee or ankle pain when the right exercises are performed properly.
Here are some of the reasons why exercise can help with joint pain:
- Exercise increases the strength and flexibility of muscles to help support and relieve pressure on the joints that they surround.
- Exercise keeps your joints “well-oiled” by boosting production of synovial fluid – the lubricant inside the joints.
- Exercise can keep your weight under control, putting less pressure on weight-bearing joints.
- Exercise – plus stretching – will prevent muscles from shortening or tensing up
- Exercises that gets your blood pumping for a sustained period will trigger the release of pain-relieving endorphins into your system.
It is important that you consult a doctor to find the right exercises and to learn the proper execution of these exercises in order to help alleviate your joint pain. Call 845-342-2225 for a no-charge consultation.