 |
|
|
 |
24 Nov 2022
Exercise should be considered a core treatment for arthritis
BY
Tom Walker
|
The guidance recommends offering tailored therapeutic exercise to all people with osteoarthritis
photo: Shutterstock/aleks333
Exercise should be considered as a core treatment for those suffering from arthritis caused by wear-and-tear. New draft guidelines, published for the UK's National Health Service (NHS) by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), state that physical activity can ease pain and help individuals with osteoarthritis stay healthy.
The guidance recommends offering tailored therapeutic exercise to all people with osteoarthritis, specifically identifying local muscle strengthening and general aerobic fitness exercises as particularly effective.
A key to the success of physical activity was not simply to get people – and joints – moving, but the positive effect that exercise can have on arthritis sufferers who are overweight.
According to NICE, evidence generally shows that, for people with knee osteoarthritis, as weight loss increases, the benefits for quality of life, pain and physical function increase.
In its guidance to NHS healthcare workers and practitioners, NICE recommends that any prescribing of exercise should be accompanied by an explanation that physical activity might at first be painful – but that "it is worth it".
The guidance states: "Advise people with osteoarthritis that joint pain may increase when they start therapeutic exercise.
"Explain that doing regular and consistent exercise, even though this may initially cause discomfort, will be beneficial for their joints – and that long-term adherence to exercise increases its benefits."
To read the full NICE guidance, click here.
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connect with
World Leisure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| News headlines |
|
|
 |
 |
|
25 Jul 2024
Retreat brand TheLifeCo Well-being will make its Caribbean debut in Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia, in 2025, as part of the Caribbean Jewel Seven Wonders
.... more>> |
|
|
|
 |
|
24 Jul 2024
Global online architecture platform Architizer has highlighted some of the world’s most innovative spa and wellness architecture concepts as part of
.... more>> |
|
|
|
 |
|
24 Jul 2024
Billingehus, a tranquil Swedish countryside retreat, has unveiled its new 2,000sq m spa and announced new plans for additional upgrades by 2025.
.... more>> |
|
|
|
 |
|
23 Jul 2024
Bavarian destination spa and hotel Schloss Elmau is looking to celebrate the joy of dance by becoming the first wellness destination in the world to
.... more>> |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Company profile |
|
|
| Catalogue gallery |
|
|
| Featured Supplier |
|
 |
|
|
|
in this issue
• Virgin gets right to wipe out rent arrears
• Fitness industry mourns passing of Jan Spaticchia
• STA offers mindfulness resources
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| World Leisure jobs |
 |
Swim Manager
Salary: Competitive
Location: Sutton-in-Ashfield, UK
Company: Everyone Active
|
|
General Manager
Salary: £40,000pa basic + bonus + commission
Location: Leeds, UK
Company: Coach Gyms
|
|
General Manager
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000pa + benefits
Location: Landore, Swansea, UK
Company: Tennis Swansea 365
|
|
Swim Teacher
Salary: Competitive
Location: Middlesbrough, UK
Company: Everyone Active
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diary dates |
|
| Powered
by leisurediary.com |
 |
|
|
|
|
