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Range of Motion Exercise for Arthritus

Richard | April 2nd, 2010 | Comments Off

Range-of-motion exercises

About these exercisesThese exercises reduce stiffness and help keep your joints flexible. The “range-of-motion” is the normal amount your joints can be moved in certain directions. If your joints are very painful and swollen, move them gently through their range of motion.

Exercise tips

These exercises can help keep your joints moving. Follow these tips to get the most benefit.
  1. Do these once or twice per day.
  2. Do each exercise 3 to 10 times.
  3. Move slowly. Do not bounce.
  4. Breathe while you exercise. Count out loud.
  5. Begin exercises slowly, doing each exercise a few times only and gradually build up to more.
  6. Try to achieve full range of motion by moving until you feel a slight stretch, but don’t force a movement.
  7. Don’t try to help others do their exercises by moving their arms or legs.
  8. STOP exercising if you have severe pain.
If you have arthritis, you should try to move your joints through their full range of motion every day. Daily activities, such as housework, climbing stairs, dressing, bathing, cooking, lifting, or bending DO NOT move your joints through their full range of motion. They should NOT replace the therapeutic exercises your therapist recommends for you.

Instructions for viewing movies

Below are some range-of-motion exercises for people with arthritis. Although these exercises were selected for their safety and effectiveness, the UW Department of Ortheopedics is not responsible for any injuries resulting from these exercises.
Some of these exercises are illustrated with movies. You must have QuickTime installed to view these movies. Please go to Apple’s QuickTime website to download the player:
After you have installed QuickTime, make sure that your browser is set up to automatically play movies when you download them.

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