Once you suffer from osteoarthritis, it can have a great impact on your usual daily life. In addition to taking medications to protect joint cartilage, reasonable exercise is an important method of treating osteoarthritis. Through reasonable exercise, it can help people with osteoarthritis to relieve their condition, increase their confidence, and face osteoarthritis with a relaxed and healthy mindset. However, there are two major misconceptions about exercise. Some people think that since osteoarthritis is a long bone spur, they must climb more mountains and walk more, so that the bone spur can be worn off, or they think that the more painful it is, the more they must move, or they will be disabled. However, this is not the case, as the joints hurt more after the exercise, and the film is heavier than before. Another misconception is to refuse to exercise. Some people have heard that osteoarthritis is a wear and tear condition and that you must “save” your money and not exercise. Research has proven that proper and moderate exercise not only prevents the development of osteoarthritis, but also significantly reduces pain and controls weight. Patients with osteoarthritis are not only able to exercise, but it is essential to adhere to exercise to improve the stability of the joints and improve symptoms. However, patients with osteoarthritis are after all different from normal people and must choose the correct and appropriate ways and means to achieve the purpose of joint protection when exercising. Before starting an exercise program, you should estimate the capacity of your joints and follow the principle of starting with a small amount and progressing step by step. If you experience joint pain and discomfort after exercise, you should reduce the intensity of the exercise, shorten the exercise time, and adjust your exercise plan in a timely manner. The following three types of physical exercise are suitable for patients with osteoarthritis: 1. Exercises that increase the range of motion and extension of the joints can be performed daily. For example, tilting the head down, turning the neck, bending back, not weight bending legs, stretching legs and other stretching exercises for each joint, in the standing, sitting and lying position can be carried out. Do not do squatting up and down and other harmful exercises. 2, increase muscle, tendon, ligament strength exercise can be carried out every day or every other day. For example, osteoarthritis of the knee can be carried out quadriceps exercise, sitting on a chair, lift the lower leg and the ground at an angle of 30 degrees, hold for 10 seconds, and then lower the leg and relax. Both legs can be repeated alternately. Lumbar spine osteoarthritis, should avoid prolonged standing and sitting, and cervical muscle, lumbar muscle exercise. 3, increase the exercise of endurance, perform a variety of aerobic exercise Can be 2-3 times a week, 20-30 minutes / time, for hip and knee osteoarthritis, should choose non-weight-bearing exercise mode, preferably swimming, cycling, walking, jogging, as appropriate. Activities such as weight-bearing, climbing, long-distance walking, squatting and jumping should be avoided.