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Hi All Just wondered if anyone knows if there is information on exercises we should do? I watching This Morning today and the actor Adam Rickett was talking about his battle with Arthritis but it was interesting to hear that he has to do daily exercises to help with his mobility and if he doesn't then the pain during the day would be worse. Just wondered if anyone had been given advice on any daily exercise that we should try?  Love Lou xx I love people who can make you smile even when you do not feel like smiling. x
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Hi Lou
I think Adam Ricketts problem is different to ours. I wouldn't advise doing any exercise without consulting your rhemmy nurse or Consultant. My nurse said the only safe exercises to do are walking and swimming because they are low impact.
Sheila x
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Hi Lou,
Same here and until recently walking (5 mins) to the swimming pool was about as far as I could manage. I have also been doing VERY gently yoga, but I did yoga before RA so I'm not sure how it would be starting with RA. I haven't found a specific RA routine but the classes I go to are very accommodating and I do gentle stretches or just relax when they are doing poses I can't manage. The breathing has been helpful with pain management.
I can't recommend swimming highly enough, it just feels so much better when I'm in the water. The only trouble is I have to drive to a pool with step-free access, but you can't have everything!
You could maybe ask about some physio or hand therapy but it takes ages to get referred.
Hope you find something that suits you,
Vicky xx
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Hi Lou,
I do a little warm up routine when I get moving in the mornings which involves gently circling all joints from feet upwards to some lovely slow music. Its very relaxing and not sure whether or not it really helps but its only 10 minutes and I'm working on the theory that athletes warm up and stretch before running a marathon which is the equivalent to a normal day for us lot! I tried yoga for a while but found it too strenuous holding onto those positions for too long. I'm really trying to fit swimming into my routine but not happening yet. I'm very, very bad and keep on dancing once a week even though they tell me not to, but where else can you have such a laugh with your mates and get those endorphins flowing? Husband tried to stop me from going a couple of weeks ago when I was tired and my retort 'am I going to get as many endorphins looking at you this evening?' Silence, I left. Fontayne danced into her 60s with broken feet so if she can do it so can I!
Take care
Sara
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Hi Everyone should be doing the full rotation An Ot or physio or rheumatology nurse can teach you it Non weight bearing and gentle exercise can help but you mustn't fight your way though pain and must stop before you get too fatigued. Jenni xx how to be a velvet bulldoser
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I do found exercise quite a problem but I do make myself go swimming
once a week for exercise. I am not a good swimmer so I tend to do
exercise more whilst in the pool.
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Hi there. I thought that exercise was really important for people with RA too - it's not just for mobility but also to keep our hearts in tip-top shape, and for me it also helps me keep my weight down. So yes, daily rotation exercises but also try to do something that ups your heart rate - and that doesn't have to high impact stuff, all I do is walk a bit. Having too sedentary a lifestyle is yet another of the bad things about RA.
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Jenni
What do you mean by the "full rotation"?
I don;t do any specific exercise but try to go out walking each day.
I have never seen a physio but did go to a water aerobics class for a while but did not find it helpful.
Sue
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Hello Everyone...
I often experience problems with moving my arms away from my body because my shoulder joints are being attacked.
However, my Physiotherapist recommended a tin of baked beans!
Yes, I thought she'd taken leave of her senses until she explained that by holding a 'weight' in your cupped hand and gently swinging your arm backward and forward you could encourage release of the shoulder joint without hardly any pain. This movement should never be forced and should only continue for a few seconds - and then change hands. If this feels comfortable then you could try swinging the 'weight' in front of your body from left to right which encourages the shoulder to release away from the side of the body - and then change hands.
A tin of baked beans work for me, when I can't move my arms in the morning, but I have to ask my husband to reach up into the cupboard to get them down for me!
Hope you enjoyed that - a bit of fun for a painful problem.
Ellie
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Hi Ellie That sounds sensible to me.  Sheila x
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I think exercise varies from person to person depending on how active your RA is... I try to get to the gym at least 3 times a week and I use a personal trainer to help me. I had a frozen shoulder in May and the exercises given to me by physio and the trainer helped me IMMENSLEY. I feel better when I exercise but I don't go when I am really in pain. Its about learning to trust your body and know when to stop and when to go!!!
Speak to physio and ask at your local gym for some advice (i use the local coucil run facility to keep the costs down)
Hope this helps.
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