Common misconceptions about exercise in arthritis patients: 1. Bone spurs in the joint need to be ground off and exercise needs to be intensified Correct: Bone spurs are a sign of joint degeneration and need to reduce joint wear and tear. The bone spur will get bigger and bigger if you grind it by yourself, unless you have surgery to grind it off. Most bone spurs do not need to be dealt with, but a few spurs affect joint movement and need to be ground off surgically. 2, playing “Taijiquan” can cure arthritis Correction: “Taijiquan” is a very good way to strengthen the body, but not for everyone, especially not for patients with arthritis of the lower limbs, where the knee patellofemoral joint in the “Taijiquan The knee joint patellofemoral joint is “very injured” in “Taijiquan”. Taijiquan in the lower limb half squatting state for a long time standing, so that the joint cartilage long time pressure and can not get relaxed and can not absorb nutrients, long-term so the cartilage cells will gradually necrosis, the cartilage matrix will gradually degenerate, arthritis will be further aggravated. Taijiquan is not suitable for arthritis patients, especially overweight arthritis patients. 3, climbing (building) can cure arthritis Correction: As mentioned above, climbing will increase the weight and wear of the lower limb joints, arthritis patients are best not to climb. 4, joint pain is the need for hot compresses to activate blood stasis Correction: most arthritis attacks are localized fever, synovial congestion. At this time, hot compresses will only promote synovial congestion, increase joint exudation and aggravate joint swelling and pain. If the joint is locally hot, local cold (ice) compresses are needed.