Dr. Arthritis’ Tips to Prevent Knee Injuries

When it comes to joint health, it’s all fun and games until your knee starts to feel the wear and tear of physical activity—especially if you’re a sport’s enthusiast.

You see, your joints will deteriorate as you age. And the activities that you used to enjoy in your youth, even ones that you do in the interest of keeping yourself fit and healthy, may actually lead to injury.

To prevent this, keep the following sports and exercise tips in mind:

1. Know your limits

It’s hard to put a cap on what you can and cannot do if you’ve lived a very active lifestyle where you constantly push yourself. But when it comes to your joints, you have to listen to what your body tells you. You have to know when to stop so that you don’t end up pulling or straining your muscles or damaging your joints.

2. Keep yourself hydrated

Dehydration can affect your overall health and your performance during any physical activity. Keeping yourself hydrated ensures that you are able to fuel your muscles properly during strenuous activity and boost your energy level.

3. Eat right

Like a lot of things about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, diet plays a critical role. What you eat before, during and after exercise will play into how well you perform and how quickly you recover.

The goal obviously is to eat a balanced and nutritious diet. But make sure to add good carbohydrates to your meal as this becomes your key energy source during exercise.

4. Use correct equipment

This doesn’t pertain to the exercise tools that you will be using, but also the kind of protective equipment you should be wearing. One of the most common options are knee braces or sleeves that are designed to protect your knee joints, which happen to be the most vulnerable during strenuous physical activity. You have to ensure that it fits correctly in order for the sleeve or brace to work. When in doubt, speak to your physician and make you purchase from a reliable brand who can guide you in terms of fit and style.

5. Take it easy

The efficacy of exercise is dependent not just on how hard you push yourself, but also on factors like recovery. Cooling down is a critical part of any training regimen that boosts performance and lowers risk of injury. This typically involves light activity like stretching that helps improve flexibility and protects your joints.

Regular joint exercises specifically designed for your knee are also helpful.

To browse options for knee support, browse through our Amazon link and check out our selection of sleeves and braces. All our products also come with a booklet with a detailed series of exercises designed to maintain joint health.

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About Dr. Arthritis

We are a team of doctors and professionals, we are Doctor Arthritis. For the past years we have developed a series of copper infused products which help patients suffering from arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions improve their lifestyle. Our copper compression gloves and copper compression sleeves represent an efficient, non-invasive solution for relieving joint and muscular pain in the hands, elbows, knees, ankles, foot and calves.
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We, as doctors, have been working with patients for many years and have seen the impact these musculoskeletal conditions have on a person’s life, which is why our goal is to help as many as possible treat the symptoms in a way that doesn’t cause any other damage to the body. Developing these copper infused arthritis gloves and copper infused arthritis sleeves is our way to re-assure our patients and not only, that they have an ally fighting with joint and muscular pain in us. Alongside our joint compression products, each of our customers receives “The Dr. Arthritis Handbook” containing specific information on the condition and its varied types and also treatments and exercises for the joint and/or muscle affected by arthritis.
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We are confident that by using the right compression sleeves or compression gloves and by daily exercise and adequate treatment every person suffering from arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions will have an improved lifestyle and will be able to enjoy the smallest things in life, without having to worry about pain while performing daily tasks.
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Our copper infused compression gloves and copper infused compression sleeves have been developed with consideration and care towards our patients. We want each person to have a comfortable lifestyle and be able to enjoy life at its fullest. As doctors, helping patients have a good life is our passion and from this passion our professional, medical copper infused products have been created.