Let’s talk about taking control of your arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common diseases. There is no specific cause for osteoarthritis.

You haven’t done anything wrong. This is why it’s called “wear and tear” arthritis.

However, there’s plenty you can do the help improve your osteoarthritis!

Performing an exercise program a few times a week gives you the power to take control of your osteoarthritis and reduces its impact on your life.

By continually exercising, you’ll slowly improve more and more, while also gaining confidence in your own abilities.

Remember, you don’t have to stop at just an exercise program.

Getting up, moving around, and working on becoming more active will have long term benefits in increasing your ability to live your daily life!

Rediscover old Hobbies

In addition to the exercise program, you may want to commit to going for a walk a few times a week, rediscovering old hobbies, or finding new hobbies that get you up and active.

It's not just about exercise

Taking control of your osteoarthritis is about more than just exercise.

Eating well and looking after yourself are also great ways to manage your arthritis and increase your quality of life.

Try and regularly incorporate healthy foods into your diet.

Healthy foods will decrease the inflammation in your body, which will help reduce the pain you experience in your knee.

Additionally, eating healthy food and exercising can help you lose weight.

Losing weight is one of the best ways to manage osteoarthritis.

A 10% reduction in weight can result in a 50% reduction in pain!

This happens because excess weight puts more pressure on your knee joints.

By reducing the weight, you reduce the pressure, and therefore experience much less pain!