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Swimming gloves for Aqua Classes
hi, just discovered this community! I am recently diagnosed with arthritis in my thumbs. I love my Aqua classes but am finding that the foam weights we use are very hard on my hands. The instructor mentioned to try swim gloves instead. The pool is heated. Any comments before I buy?? I also spend lots of time in cold hockey…
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Recent diagnosis - feeling overwhelmed
Hi all, thanks for having me. I've recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the AC joint (shoulder) I'm 37, I broke my collar bone over a decade ago which is how I have ended up in this position. I've been going for physio every 4 week's and that definitely helps the muscles around the joint but the joint pain is…
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Advice needed - OSTEO - Especially Knees!
Hi I am having severe pain in my knee today - woken up early with it, and so far full strength Co-codamol, as well as Ibuprofen gel still haven't got rid of the pain 6 hours later. I am about to start physio again but I have been taking a Glucosamine and Chrondrotin supplement every night, as I read it might help - Just…
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Help - Feeling very low after knee replacement surgery
Hi all. I’m reaching out for help. Any personal stories of advice or help would be so appreciated. I had a total knee replacement Friday 5th May. I came out of hospital on Tuesday and I’m very focused on the exercises and icing. My knee has immense swelling though and I’m unable to do the exercises properly. I know how…
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Trouble with working out a baseline
Is there anyone out there that followed along a baseline method devised by the NHS Pain Management Course that suggests you cut down more than half of the exercises you normally do? The reason for asking is that it has made me a lot worse as I have lost so much more strength that I have never been able to recuperate it and…
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Post Trapeziectomy Hand Therapy
Hi All I hope this is permitted, I have attached here the PDF document my brilliant hand therapist gave me in 2020 which I stuck to religiously and it works. @Zuccho77 following our chats on your threads you might like to try these. I hope others find it useful. Please ignore the notes in the margins - recovery isn't a one…
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Gym adventures
Work has offered us a wellbeing hour once a week so I chose the gym. The first thing I noticed was how easy it was to obtain multiple repetitions of action on those machines, compared to just shuffling around on my feet. A great relief to begin with but it wasn't to be that simple. The turning circle on the bicycle turned…
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Planning with arthritis. #1. Daily checklist.
I think my toughest challenge has always been how to get something done, and its worse with arthritis. After much experimentation it looks like using a daily checklist will help me get there. I split my daily tasks into sections like kitchen, settee, work luggage which seem to take all day and still end up in a mess. And…
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Weight Lifting with RA
Hi all, still new to this but thought I would ask for anyone else’s experience with weight lifting and RA Last year I was in incredible shape due to training & diet that involved a lot of weight lifting and I loved it. having a very active job on my feet for 12 hours a day, when I returned to work after the first lockdown,…
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Newly Diagnosed, not sure how to continue living.
Hey, I got the dreaded Osteoarthrosis diagnosis yesterday, on the left hand all of my thumb and 2 wrist joints, on the right 3 PIP joints. I'm 28. Very light arthrosis, no erosion yet. I work as a designer and i'm a gamer so i use my hands a lot, been having troubles with my hands and arms for 13 years now. That coupled…
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Exercise after knee replacement
Hi all - I’m after more advice please. I’m doing exercises every hour at the moment, which is clocking up to over 3 hours a day and I’m wondering if I’m overdoing it? I forgot to ask the physio today. what time do people clock off from their exercises? Thanks again for all advice.
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Knee Replacement Help
Hi all. I’m reaching out for help. Any personal stories of advice or help would be so appreciated. I had a total knee replacement Friday 5th May. I came out of hospital on Tuesday and I’m very focused on the exercises and icing. My knee has immense swelling though and I’m unable to do the exercises properly. I know how…
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New member recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis
Hi everyone So I was diagnosed with coeliac disease just after my 60th birthday last year. I’ve just turned 61 and have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my lower back, hips and knee - left side more affected than the right. Just a few months ago - September - I was on a walking holiday in Scotland, climbing to see the…
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Prolotherapy
Has anyone tried prolotherapy injections? Do they work? A quick Google search brought up lots of promising studies on prolotherapy effectiveness for treating osteoarthritis pain - better efficacy than both exercise and cortisone injections.
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Let's Move for Surgery
Hi all Versus Arthritis have just released the following videos - take a look
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Static Bike
Hello! Haven’t posted much or for a while! Please can anyone advise? I’ve just had steroid jabs in knees. Orthopaedic Surgeon pleased I am exercising and trying to strengthen muscles. Suggested I try a static bike. Has anybody got any advice re where to go to buy one? I do not intend to do Peleton!,,, However I would like…
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Have you had a look at our stretching exercises?
Check them out now on YouTube Stretching series - YouTube
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Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis
Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with hip and lower spine ostearthritis. I have seen a surgeon who is recommending lower spinal surgery (which I am extremely reluctant to have). I also have been diagnosed recently with osteoporosis of the spine. I wondered how one could impact on the other, and what are the best…
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Lifting weights at the gym
Hi, do any of you sufferers with OA of the neck work out with weight at the gym. I’m 55 & my body if starting to get flabby & I feel I need to work out. Afraid lifting weights might cause me to have migraines/neck pain but maybe if I was to build up the weight very slowly. I don’t know? Any advice would help. Thank you.
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Stay Active for Samsung Watch
I came across this interesting and possibly arthritis friendly app for Samsung watch. so I have decided to do a review. Its called Stay Active and is in the Galaxy store. The Samsung sleep dial began showing sleep results that skipped my bedtime, which I thought was really odd, so I began looking for a backup. What caught…
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Low impact exercises
I was told recently that walking long distances wasn’t probably the best exercise for my knee and opposite hip. I was looking for some low impact exercises that I could do on a regular basis that would not aggravate my symptoms. Where’s the best place to go to find these please?
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Exercises for Hip OA
I have severe osteoarthritis in both hips and have been given some exercises to do, by my physio. The problem is, these exercises are done on the floor and I find it extremely difficult and painful to get down onto the floor, not to mention lying flat, or on my side to do them. I have considered trying to do them on my…
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Former 50 Something marathon Runner With OA in Feet - Still Running 5k's
Hey folks newbie here. I was diagnosed 18 months ago with OA in my TMT joints on both feet (bummer eh!). Got into Marathoning in my 40s and I guess might have overdone it (13 in total by 2018). Doesn't seem to be too much about arthritis in the feet. Mostly medical documents rather than perspectives from other active…
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Does claiming welfare benefits put you off getting more active?
The current welfare system puts off disabled people and those with a long-term health conditions from being physically active. Many are concerned that, if they engage in any form of activity, they will be perceived as having a lower level of need for support, their eligibility for welfare will be challenged and that their…
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Join Chi Me classes free online. Find out more
We are now delivering online Chi Me sessions weekly with the option of a morning or evening class. Each class lasts around 25/30 mins and can be done in the comfort of your own home. You require no equipment and it can be done seated or standing. What is Chi Me? Chi Me is a calm and relaxing form of exercise which is…
