Try a water-based exercise routine that takes advantage of the buoyant yet resistant quality of water to increase joint flexibility and/or build strength. There are also water-aerobics routines to exercise your cardiovascular system. Warm water is best for arthritis sufferers, so look for an aquatic center with a heated pool or spa that offers water-exercise classes. As with any new routine, be sure to ask your instructor how to adapt the movements to your condition.
Stretching isn't the best way to improve flexibility—lifting weights through a full range of motion is, according to a recent study at the University of North Dakota. Pausing for 2 to 3 seconds at the "down" position of the lift (where you feel the stretch) without relaxing your muscles is even more effective.
Active stretching of the injured muscle must be accomplished to improve its length. At the same time, the injured muscle must be strengthened. Eccentric exercises, in which the muscle is lengthened and tightened at the same time (such as with lunges) should be added once full lengthening has returned. Once the proper length of the muscle has been attained and its strength restored, the addition of activity and sport-specific exercises completes the rehabilitation.
After no improvement I visited a physiotherapist that forced my arm to bend (joint mobilization) and gave me stretching exercises that I should do each day for 2 weeks. The first few days flexibility improved gradually, but then the bursitis came back. I had an X-ray exam but the doctor said that it only showed my old trauma and nothing new.
Doctor noted: "Active ROM: slightly reduced extension and great reduction of flexion. Passive ROM: soft endfeel on both extension and flexion.
My B/S never goes over 95 fasting and I keep it under 140( at the 2 hour mark) after eating about 50 carb meals if I walk. I walk when I play golf and really want to play forever. What you think about that shot ? I have tried all the exercises over the years and I do work out everyday. I just need that pain free swing.
Perform yoga or stretches after each exercise session to improve your flexibility and reduce your risk of soreness and injuries. Stretching helps to elongate your muscles to give your legs a leaner appearance.
No excess sodium and improve your diet to reduce water retention. Your knees and other areas appear larger when you carry excess water. Cut out processed meat, table salt, salty snack foods, canned foods and most frozen dinners.
I know walking is a good exercise, and this might be an obvious answer to the question but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of exercises I could do to maintain my weight. Im paranoid if i gain too much weight my baby will be too big and cause difficulties during labor which terrifies me..Im wanting to avoid a c section so bad!
Good, anyway my golf pro tells me "swing slow and easy" on all swings, the golf pros say "60% even on the driver"
JCH MD
Please advise if "safe" to play golf having three coronary stents. Thinking of the swing action rather than the physical effort.
Research has shown that stretching can inhibit your performance and doesn't reduce your risk of injury. One study performed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill showed that subjects who performed dynamic warm-ups had higher performance in the vertical jump test than those who just did standard stretching.
Hi i just wanted to ask you something else im not sure if it is normal or not but when i walk i tend to swing my legs round its like my hips are very weak and also i seem to lift my left leg higher than my right so it looks very odd i was wondering if you had any exercises i could do which would help me walk properly.
I have a stent since 8 June, 2011. When Am I allowed to play golf ? my heart performance and physical condition are already excellent, so the question is more related to the swing, i.e. is there any negative influence resulting from the impact of the club face to the ball, or from the rotation of the body. My drive length is between 240 and 270 yards.
Hello, I suffered a stroke 9 months ago.Great news that you regaining hand movement. What I found really useful was all types of weight bearing exercises. Just simply put your hands on the ground on all fours and put weight on your arm. When I was weak I used to lie on one of the large pilates balls to half support my weight, then I got rid of the ball and just spent as much time as I could putting weight on my arm.
I can no longer shoot a basketball, swing a golf club, or curl anything more than 10 lbs. It takes a tremendous effort to flex my bicep, and you can tell by comparing the right and left bicep while flexed that there is a huge difference. My left bicep is fine. I was able to play basketball just fine about 3 weeks ago.
I am tired and lethargic all day and can fall asleep any time of the day for ten minutes
and if i do then cant sleep at night i have constant headaches and suffer some lower back pain,
being fairly active i play golf 3 times a week most weeks then after playing 3 or 4 holes of golf i tend to get wiery
i also work 5 days a week
my statistics
age 64
hieght 6ft-1in
wieght 192lbs
waist 35ins
regards stocky64
s advice, you need to be in some sort of physical therapy to strenghten and improve flexibility of muscles related to your spine. Also, if your accident was fairly recent, you need to rest a lot, so not being able to get out of bed is your body trying to tell you something. You also need to be on some sort of medicine, either pain killers or antispasmodics, to help control the discomfort you are experiencing in your back, since the shots are not enough.
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