Does A Lot Of Exercise Affect Your Joints? | Dr Chirag Patel

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Dr Chirag Patel M.B.B.S., M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS) SPEC
IALIST HIP/KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT
SURGEON ?SPECIALIST HIP/KNEE ARTHROSCOPY SURGEON,
SURAT
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• Regular exercise has huge benefits for your
  health. Exercise helps you achieve a healthy
  heart, brain and metabolism and reduces risk of
  heart attack, stroke and premature death.
• Exercise has been proven to have very significant
  advantage on general health benefits for
  everyone, weather they have got existing joint
  troubles or not.
• Despite all these benefits, there is a rising
  belief that exercise causes arthritis. But the
  fact is an obese body causes much more strain on
  your joints than exercise. Even though obesity is
  not a huge determining factor for arthritis,
  physically active overweight people are just as
  prone to arthritis as the fit ones.

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• Studies have also shown that most active people
  had the same risk of arthritis as the non-active
  ones, both in terms of symptoms and x-ray
  abnormalities.
• Arthritis happens when the cartilage that
  cushions the joints begins to wear and tear. The
  cartilage does not have its own blood supply, it
  has to depend on joint fluids for its nutrients.
  Exercise compresses joints, forcing more nutrient
  rich joint fluid into cartilage, thus making
  exercise good for joints.
• A few things should be kept in mind when you
  develop exercise as a habit like warming up and
  cooling down with good stretching to protect your
  heart and joints. Good shoes and good technique
  will also avoid and musculoskeletal injuries.
  Simple precautions and general sense will make
  exercise safe for your joints.

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• Exercise will benefit your joints and your
  health. Being active and exercising will help
  your joint get flexible and keep excess weight
  off your body, which will help prevent adding
  excess stress to your joints.
• Exercise can sometimes have side effects, as
  there is a correlation between simple repetitive
  use of joint and developing arthritis, but if
  your joints do not hurt by the exercise you are
  doing, it is unlikely you are doing them any
  harm.
• Exercise does not always cause harm to joints and
  moreover it has more to gain and less to lose.

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• If you want to avoid any problems while
  exercising or later in life, make sure your
  general health is good. Older people and patients
  with heart disease, hypertension, diabetes or
  other significant problems should get a medical
  clearance.
• You should focus on listening to your body when
  you exercise and be sure to report any signs of
  discord to your doctor. 
• More information and more tips on preventing knee
  injuries. Consult Dr. Chirag Patel of Kiran
  Hospital Surat for all knee injury treatments.

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