Arthritis Water Exercises

The only reason the body is able to move is because of joints. Joints provide flexibility to the rigid bone structure and the damage of even one joint can hamper the mobility of the body. The number of joints in the human body is between 250 and 350 and all these are susceptible to damage due to disease or other factors. The most common degradation to joints occurs due to the dreaded disease called arthritis. It can affect every age group but is more prevalent among the elderly and the middle-aged people. The most common symptoms of this disease are inflamed joints with extreme pain. Gradually the joints get deformed and the bones start degrading. As such, the most important function, mobility, is hampered. To prevent arthritis from reaching the extreme stage, doctors have recommended exercise to counter the wear and tear of the bones. These exercises must be especially designed considering the fragility of the joints. In this respect, water exercises for arthritis are a very good option. The buoyancy of the water presents minimal pressure and stress on the bones and so there are very less chances of injury. So you do not require any weights, even light ones as the normal resistance of the water can be used to create gentle pressure on the bones. Regular water exercises not only give relief from arthritis pain but also stops the disease from progressing further. Read below for more on arthritis water exercises.