Joint Pain in Wheelchair Users can be a source of real concern, affecting ones’ ability to fully enjoy each day.
However, there are ways to control the pain. Here are some options available to wheelchair users with joint pain, to give relief and better alleviate the pain.
Exercise: Particularly of the upper body to strengthen and keep those arm, shoulder and chest joints and muscles supple/ flexible. Regularly doing this, your body will be able to withstand better, the stress that manual wheelchair use puts on the upper body.
Medication: A major reason why one would need to use a wheelchair, will be as a result of a Spinal Injury.
Sometimes, the injury is complete and the whole affected area is numb. At other times though, that injury didn’t affect the entire nervous system, so that pain can still be felt.
The only options in this case, is either Surgery or Medication. Your physician will help you decide which is best for you. And give medication to reduce the pain. There are lots of available pain medications in different doses for different types of pain.
Hereditory/ Genetic: If the cause is genetic, there is no current treatment available for that, aside from Pain Relief and Management. Therefore, it might be a better option to opt for an Electric/ Power Wheelchair.
Electrically Operated Wheelchairs will do the hard work of pushing your wheelchair and keeping mobile, for you.
Though the maintenance of an electric wheelchair might be slightly tedious, it’s a good investment if you don’t want to add stress on your body.
Diet / Overall Body Weight: It is important to maintain body weight at a reasonable average level. Obesity has been found to considerably add to joint pain.
This is due to the fact that the joints and muscles now have to support that extra weight – Just like when one is really, really tired – and is then given extra chores to do. Remember how that makes you feel?
It is advisable to maintain a Low-Fat Diet and watch your Calorie Intake. This way, you won’t have to worry too much about how to burn off the excess.
Fear not – There is plenty of Low-Fat, Low Calorie, Scrumptiously tastey meals you can make, or improvise on.
And Exercise. Again! We can’t emphasis this one enough!
With these options presented, if you are a wheelchair user, Then you know you have fewer worries with experiencing joint pain. It is just a matter of choice which way to go.
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Trusted Joint Supports: True Relief for Achy Joints!
