Middle-aged people who are deemed to be at risk of developing
osteoarthritis may benefit from taking consistent, light exercise, scientists
say.According to a study China Led Wall
Lights Factory presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society
of North America, light exercises may be able to delay or prevent the disease by
simply changing their level of physical activity.Researches claimed that light
exercises like walking and short jogging may prevent osteoarthritis, a
degenerative joint ailment that causes pain, inflammation, and inflexibility. In
some instances, patients suffering from severe hip osteoarthritis would seek hip
replacement surgery to ease their agony.
However, complications arise from the
hip implant devices used such as inflammation, pain, and metal poisoning,
leading to the recall of Stryker hip implant devices, one of the leading brands
of metal-on-metal implants.Good thing that problems like these may be prevented
by doing light exercises. Not only an avoidance of osteoarthritis, it can also
help minimize stress, worry and blood pressure. It is also beneficial for people
who are seeking to lose weight.The study involved 132 people at risk for
osteoarthritis who were enrolled in the National Institutes of Health
Osteoarthritis Initiative, as well as 33 people of similar ages and weight who
were not at risk.The researchers headed by Keegan Hovis, a registered nurse of
the University of California at San Francisco, split participants into three
exercise levels:Sedentary: watching TV, reading, or other sitting activities
more than two hours a day, two or more days a week.Light exercisers: walking,
playing darts, Frisbee or other light activities two or more hours a day, three
or more days a week.
Modest to exhausting exercisers: running, cycling, or other
moderate to strenuous sports more than an hour a day, three or more days a
week.Among people with osteoarthritis risk factors, MRI scans displayed that
light exercisers had the smallest amount of cartilage damage."It can be
postulated that light exercise is protective against osteoarthritis" in these
individuals, Hovis said.However, frequent knee bending, climbing 10 or more
flights of stairs per day or kneeling for 30 or more minutes a day, for example
was associated with more damaged cartilage in people with or without
osteoarthritis risk factors.The more light exercise you do, the better the
health benefits. Exercising 30 minutes a day, three times a week will have good
quality impact on your health. If you cannot do it constantly, it would still be
useless.
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