If you have osteoarthritis, then pain, stiffness, swelling, and decreased flexibility in the knees are the common signs, which also means you probably don’t want to move your legs.

However, it’s crucial to find ways to reduce the stress placed on the joint through exercise, as it is exercise that will strengthen and stretch the muscles surrounding it.

Can you minimize the pain and improve your knee strength and flexibility? The answer is yes, and here are the best exercises you can do if you have osteoarthritis in the knee:

Stretch Your Quadriceps

You can ease the tension and stabilize your knee joints by stretching your quadriceps muscles (the muscles in the front of your thigh). You can do this lying down or standing up. Continue reading →

Exercising is probably the last thing on your mind if you have hip pain due to osteoarthritis. After all, physical activities are painful! However, you need to force yourself to move even if you don’t have the motivation, just so you don’t add more problems and discomfort in the future.

Lack of exercise can worsen your condition and may lead to muscle atrophy (wasting). So, you need to move around. You can always begin with low impact exercises to improve your mobility, muscle strength, and the stability of your hip joint.

Low Impact Exercises

Low impact exercises are physical activities that increase your heart and respiratory rate without excessive strain on your limbs. Aside from reducing pain, regular low impact exercises will improve your sleep and mood. Engaging in these exercises at least 2 hours per week is a good start. Continue reading →