Have you checked out the type of exercise you are doing with your
doctor or other medical professional [eg:practice nurse]?  If it is to
do with your medical condition oesteo arthritis they should assist.

The arc leaflet talks about exercise and recomends a  pysio terrorist
help you, so you could check that out also if you have not to date?

http://www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/booklets/6025/6025.htm

Activity and exercise

Secondly, you need to keep your joints moving. There are two types of
exercise that you need to do. Firstly, strengthening exercise will
improve the strength and tone of the muscles that act over your
osteoarthritic
joint (for example, the front thigh muscle, or quadriceps, for knee
osteoarthritis). This helps to stabilise and protect osteoarthritic
joints and reduces the pain. Such strengthening exercise also reduces
your risk of falling over, a common problem in older people. Secondly,
any exercise that increases your pulse rate and makes you breathless
(aerobic exercise) can also reduce your pain and allow you to do more.
Regular aerobic exercise encourages a better night's sleep and is very
good for your general health and well-being. Regularly undertaking
both forms of exercise can greatly help people with osteoarthritis,
and over several months can relieve pain and improve movement.

Lifestyle changes can be good for osteoarthritic joints. Rather than
being in-active, make sure you take regular exercise which will help
you reach or keep to your ideal weight.

A physiotherapist can teach the correct exercises, but then it is up
to you to continue them as part of your daily routine, just like
brushing your teeth. Appropriate exercises can be planned to fit the
individual and can benefit anybody regardless of age. (See arc leaflet
'Keep Moving'.)

I have OA in both hips ...pretty bad ..and I now walk etc. much..much less
than a year or 2 back .
I would like to know if there are any particular excercises which will
perhaps relieve the stiffness and pain..
WITHout further contributing to the 'Wear n Tear' nature of OA..
Mouse
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