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Home / Health Conditions / Arthritis: Rheumatoid / 15 Tips for Healthy, Pain-Free Joints

15 Tips for Healthy, Pain-Free Joints

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Your joints do a lot of work and that’s never more obvious than when they’re not in the best shape. Whether or not you’re dealing with a chronic condition that affects your joints, it’s always a good idea to keep your joints healthy. With just a few tweaks to your routine, you can manage those painful, swollen joints.

1. It Helps To Move

Being physically active has been shown to reduce joint stiffness and pain. To ensure that you’re not damaging your joints, choose low-impact exercises and warm up before you start moving. Experts recommend staying away from jarring exercises like running. Swimming, walking, cycling, and yoga are usually good options. 

2. Strengthen Your Bones

Strong bones help you to remain active and are less likely to sustain damage. Adding dairy products and green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and broccoli to your diet can help with that. These foods are great sources of calcium and Vitamin D, which are essential to healthy bones. 

3. Work On Your Flexibility

Another thing that reduces your joint pain and stiffness is increasing your flexibility. While there are a few stretching exercises you can do on your own, you can also work with a trainer to find the best activities to increase your range of motion over time. Ideally, three times per week will give excellent results.

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4. Don’t Stretch Before An Exercise Routine

It might be tempting to do some stretching before an exercise routine but studies show that it’s a bad idea. Stretching before an activity can actually cause harm if it’s not treated like an exercise. You should warm up before your stretches so you’re not doing them with cold muscles. 

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5. Build Those Muscles

While you strengthen your bones, don’t forget about your muscles. Strong muscles give your joints the daily support they need. To achieve this strength, consider working with a trainer so you know the right weights to use and exercises to do. 

6. Put Your Core To Work

Having a strong back and abdominal muscles can do wonders for your joints because you’re not putting too much pressure on them. If you’re not interested in repetitive abdominal exercises, yoga and pilates are more interesting options. 

7. Don’t Overdo It

There’s definitely a thing such as too much exercise. While you may experience some discomfort after working out, pain or swelling 48 hours after an activity is a sure sign that you pushed your body too far. If this happens, make sure to rest and allow your body to heal.

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8. Eat The Right Foods

Studies show that the right diet can help to keep joints healthy as well as reduce pain and swelling. Fish that are high in omega-3 fatty acids like salmon and mackerel are good choices for you. Vitamin C has also been shown to reduce the effects of chronic illnesses like arthritis so look for some citrus fruits as well. 

9. Don’t Neglect Your Posture

Poor posture has a negative effect on all the joints from your neck to your knees. Apart from sitting upright whenever possible, taking brisk walks and going for a swim can help improve your posture.

10. Lift Things Carefully

Putting too much weight on your joints can wear them down. That’s why you need to pay attention to how you

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