Painful hands and wrists/arthritis
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comptonelizabeth
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I suffer from mildly arthritic joints,especially in my hands and wrists- partly as a symptom of an autoimmune condition and partly age,I suspect.
I recently switched from a body weight programme to strong lifts and my hands and wrists are getting increasingly inflamed. Any tips? Or should I switch back to bodyweight? It sounds trivial but when it gets to the point where you have to ask someone to open a jar for you,you know it's time to do something! I should be doing the programme today but am having to skip it.
I recently switched from a body weight programme to strong lifts and my hands and wrists are getting increasingly inflamed. Any tips? Or should I switch back to bodyweight? It sounds trivial but when it gets to the point where you have to ask someone to open a jar for you,you know it's time to do something! I should be doing the programme today but am having to skip it.
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Why not check with your specialist regarding whether heavy lifting is safe for you in light of the arthritis, particularly if your dealing with auto immune/rheumatoid type arthritis as well as age related, wear and tear osteo arthritis.
Having functional hands is a really useful thing. You don't want to wreck them.
Talk to your doc about the specifics of your lifting program; weight, repetition, grip. See what they have to say about it,1 -
Thanks- I'll do that and yes,agree about hands0
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