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…

Wheelchair users are usually at risk of developing joint pain.

A lot of factors lead to the development of joint pain. But for wheelchair users, a number of specific reasons are commonly its’ cause.

One of such factors that cause joint pain is the constant hard use of the shoulder and elbow joints. Especially in cases of manual wheelchair use. Excessive use of the joints in the shoulder and elbow may wear out the disks on those joints, causing pain.

The muscles controlling the joint must also be taken into account. Your muscles may cause harm to a joint if…

Hip Fracture is a common result of falls, especially among the frail and the elderly. The elderly are also more prone to suffering Alzheimer’s disease – Especially in cases where poor eyecare has been observed.

Alzheimer’s disease patients are more than three times more likely to fracture their hip than other older people and more likely to die as a result, according to US research.

Joint pain – A common health condition which affects just about everybody and anybody at some point in our lives – is usually caused by any one of several medical conditions…

Whatever stops the joints from being held together and functioning smoothly, causes joint pain… Painful joints can cause you extreme discomfort and seriously impact your quality of life.

Some of the most common possible causes of joint pain include…