Find out more about the importance of physical exercises for the arthrosis of the hip and knees

Find out more about the importance of physical exercises for the arthrosis of the hip and knees


Arthosis occurs through joint and evident wear generating faster restrictions and pain. The Uruguayan player Luís Suárez has considered ending his career because of the disease

Uruguayan Luis SuárezPlayer for 37 years, he even considered the possibility of ending his career last year, when he defended the Brazilian team GuildDue to arthrosis in the right knee. After the treatment, he continues to act active by the United States team Inter Miami. The Orthopedist Inácio Ventura (CRM-DF 16.921 and RQE 8.387), post-graduate in fashion and knee of the de CLínicas hospital of the Federal University of Paraná (HC-UFPR), underlines that exercise is essential for people, especially For those who suffer from hip arthrosis, knees and other joints.




The doctor explains, for example, that physical activity is not limited to walking, because much of the population imagines that, because it is accessible, just put on sneakers and practice it. “There are situations in which walking is not the best exercise. We have numerous other options, often more suitable for those who have the arthrosis of the hip and knee,” he says.

According to Ventura, it is not a recommended exercise for this patient’s condition, which should be evaluated by a specialist and referring to a competent physical therapy team. It clarifies that this includes the type of activity, the way of execution, frequency, intensity, volume and a series of factors, since exercise has a dose indicated for the individual with a joint problem.

The importance of exercises physicist

According to orthopedist and oriented physical activities, they offer numerous advantages to patients, such as mobility in the articulation. Note that the mobility of the joint produces the lubrication that lubricates the cartilage. “If I am not mobility, this cartilage will be determined at an even more advanced rhythm. I need a good muscle structure around the joint. The more loading passes through the prepared muscle structure, less the articulation that is influenced by osteoarthritis, by Wear.

The expert also underlines that exercise, in addition to deviating the body, induces metabolic and hormonal changes, improves the body, mood (is linked to the amount of pain that the patient feels and in the way the brain interprets the pain) and sleep.

Source: Terra

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