We know from our myth buster blog on Monday that surgery is not the only way to manage your OA
. In fact, it should typically be the last resort.
The 3 critical ingredients for OA recovery are increasing knowledge, increasing activity & decreasing inflammation. Together, they facilitate the enormous potential for change within all of us, called bioplasticity.
Just like making bread, you need all 3 ingredients, with a recipe for how to put them together. Flour & water just make glue, water & yeast make bad beer!
Increasing Knowledge can:
Enhance problem solving, goal setting & planning
Reduce your body’s stress response
Help improve your inflammation & activity
Allow you to pick the ideal activities to undertake
Increasing activity can:
Make you stronger, fitter & more agile
Reduce inflammation & help you lose weight
Help improve your knowledge & inflammation
Improve your gut microbiome
Decreasing inflammation can:
Help you move better & lose weight
Help you think more clearly & enhance your memory
Make your joints healthier
Enhance your body’s ability to change & adapt
Help improve your knowledge & activity
There are several ways in which you can increase your knowledge & activity, plus reduce your inflammation. There isn’t a ‘1 size fits all approach to the management of OA, or indeed physiotherapy in general. Following an in-depth initial assessment, we can develop bespoke rehabilitation & Management plans to help manage your OA.
Call Harbourside today on 01736 366224 or email us at main@harboursidephysiotherapy.co.uk to find out more about the services we offer & to get booked in with one of our experienced team.
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