Exercise and Therapy
Exercise is also therapy, a new concept that plays a key role in the treatment of the disease and in maintaining remission. Consistent exercise can reduce the amount of medication and in some patients can even stop the medication altogether.
Benefits of exercise
1.Promote the secretion of endogenous hormones of the body
A certain intensity of exercise is a stressful state for the body, which can promote the secretion of hormones by the adrenal cortex. This endogenous hormone has a therapeutic effect to a certain extent and can reduce the amount of oral hormones.
2.Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
Calcium is absorbed in the intestine on demand, and it is not beneficial to simply take calcium supplements if you do not exercise. Exercise increases the demand for calcium in the bones, which in turn increases the absorption of calcium in the intestines. Generally speaking calcium in food is basically sufficient to meet needs and no special calcium supplementation is needed. Patients who already have osteoporosis can take moderate calcium supplements on the basis of exercise.
3.Protect and maintain the function of joints
Exercise can make the muscles strong, and muscle tone is an important link to protect the joints, especially the knee joint. In addition, the movement of joints and spine can delay the process of joint and spine deformation and maintain the function of joints to the maximum extent.
4.Enhance physical fitness
Infection is often an important trigger for rheumatic attacks, and is the bane of disease recurrence and progression. Exercise can enhance physical fitness, reduce the chance of infection, prevent disease recurrence and slow down the progress of the disease.
Intensity of exercise
Exercise to have a certain intensity to achieve the purpose, step by step, persistent, gradually increase the intensity of exercise, the longer it lasts, the greater the benefit, should be lifelong exercise.
1, swimming: 1000 meters per day, should be completed continuously. Swimming is the best way to exercise, is a full-body exercise, does not damage the joints, is the priority recommended way of exercise.
2, walking: 1 hour per day, should be completed continuously. At first, it can be less than an hour, and gradually reach 1 hour, the speed from slow to fast, to the body slightly sweating as the degree.
3, running: half an hour a day, should be completed continuously. Suitable for young people to choose.
Exercise time and attention
1, at any time of the day can exercise, not necessarily the morning exercise, especially in winter.
2, labor and dry housework is not exercise.
3, rheumatism is caused by immune dysfunction, not by cold and wet, so not afraid of cold and cold water.
4, to have the security of time, time is squeezed out, busy work is not an excuse.
5, any occasion, including home can be a place to exercise.
6, exercise is valuable in perseverance, there is no need for a day of excessive exercise, to achieve the above exercise intensity enough.