Weight-bearing exercise is the type of exercise you’re supposed to do to boost bone density, a standard goal for those of us experiencing a loss of bone density/strength due to age, menopause, or drugs.
But it can be confusing trying to sort out which exercises are weight-bearing; whic...
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Arthritic knees and hydrotherapy
Bill
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 12:34 AMre: Arthritic knees and hydrotherapy
PJ Hamel
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 07:47 AMThanks, Bill, I'm so glad to hear the pool (and the various exercises) are helping your knees. We're NEVER too old to work out and feel better, right? Now, as for softball - uh, catcher is probably the worst position you could have, with your knees... so how about a stint in right field? Then DH with a pinch runner, as you said. Maybe switch to slo-pitch? (Though I know that can be just as wild and woolly...) Thanks again for connecting- PJH
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Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 11:44 AMvery interesting! I've wondered the same thing and the article helped. K Thompson
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I have been going to physical therapy for the past six weeks as perscribed by my physician, a knee replacement specialist. The pool is usually at 93 degrees and I do specific exercises in the pool for anywhere between thirty and forty-five minutes, followed by specific excercises in a gym setting. They consist of leg lifts with three pound weights on my ankels, leg presses at 80 lbs./20 reps with a brief rest in between, 15 minutes on a stationary bike (I do not stand up) with low resistance at two levels, and various excercises with a ball.
I was not very confident that this would help at first, but after several sessions I am a believer in hydrotherapy. My knees haven't been this pain free in a long time and I actually enjoy bowling in our senior traveling league again! The only pain I have is climbing and decending long flights of stairs or a steep hill. My fast pitch softball days as a catcher however, are over after 41 consecutive years. Perhaps, a designated hitter with a pinch runner? So, the pool does help, provided one is shown what excercises are proper ones and under proper supervision.