Fitness tips: Here’s how to exercise with knee pain

Knee pain is a common complaint affecting people of all ages. Knee pain can be caused by various reasons. Identifying the cause of knee pain can help a person seek treatment and relieve symptoms. Depending on the causes, knee pain can last for days, weeks, months and even years.

A chronic knee pain can result from an injury, depletion of cartilage in the joint, or osteoarthritis. The pain and discomfort can scare people away from doing any exercise or active physical activity. This can worsen the condition as a complete lack of activity or movement can be bad for the joint. In the long run it can compromise a person’s mobility. Experts say keeping the joint active can reduce chronic knee pain and even provide some relief. This advice is applicable even when you have chronic pain in the knee from arthritis.

How you can exercise with knee pain

When you stop moving because of fear of pain, you will become weaker, and your pain will increase. Exercising in a proper way can protect the knee and keep it in a better health state. Here are tips on how to stay active with knee pain:

Talk to your doctor before you begin any exercise. Your health care provider may tell you what’s appropriate for your condition.
You may try a range of low-knee-impact exercises like walking, swimming, cycling or elliptical.
Activities like yoga and tai chi may help improve your flexibility and balance. You may also try cardio and strength training. But avoid yo-yo exercising.
If you experience swelling or pain after exercise. Stop doing it and immediately see your doctor to identify the cause.
Take help from a physical therapist or trainer to adjust your regimen.

The key is to choose activities that are right based on the condition of the joint and a person’s abilities to keep moving. But this doesn’t mean you should ignore the pain altogether. A mild muscle soreness after a workout is normal, but if you feel a sharp pain during or immediately after an exercise, it can signal injury. A good way to reduce pain or discomfort after a workout is do stretching before and after exercising.

Fitness tips: Here’s how to exercise with knee pain

Up next

Cruise ship dancer slams BA and American Airlines as passengers were forced to sit together

Author

shalw

Tags

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

World Cancer Day 2020: Know how to deal with side effects of radiation therapy

Nanobodies, not antibodies, may be more effective in specific COVID-19 treatment therapy

OSU researchers suggest a better way to identify kids with attention disorder

New oral anti-viral drug can block COVID-19 transmission within 24 hours

Democrat under investigation for pulling FIRE ALARM to try and delay vote to avoid a shutdown – as Republicans finally pass bill to keep the government funded for 45 days in 11th hour scramble

Newcastle United fan, 41, who mocked the Munich Air Disaster in crude social media video is set to appear in court after being charged with a public order offence

Revealed: Football yobs who laughed as they appeared to mock little cancer victim Bradley Lowery’s memory at football match are brothers Drew and Dale Houghton – as police launch probe and former employer condemns their actions

Mayfair couple advertises for a £70,000-a-year chauffeur – as long as you can drive both their Rolls-Royces as well as their Range Rover

Fitness tips: Here’s how to exercise with knee pain

Up next

Author

shalw

Tags

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You May Also Like