5 Activities That Are More Damaging to Your Joints, Did You Know?

Poor joints aren’t just for the elderly. Some seemingly healthy behaviors and exercises in life can be the cause of accelerated joint deterioration. Pay more attention to some details of life, you can reduce the damage to the joints. Here are some unexpected joint destruction behavior: 1, kneeling to wipe the floor Kneeling to wipe the floor, the pressure of the patella will be pressed on the femur, equal to the cartilage between the two bones directly to the ground, for a long time, some of the knee can not be straightened, can not get up. If you have to kneel and wipe, you can consider a pad under the knee, and kneeling time can not be too long, it is best to take a break every 10-20 minutes to maintain blood circulation, nourish the joint cartilage. 2, frequent mountain climbing people in the mountain, the knee joints are bent in a bent state, will bear the weight of the whole body. Especially in the downhill, down the stairs, the body will lean forward, but the body will also consciously maintain balance and lean back. These two forces are concentrated in the knee joint, which causes the knee joint to be subjected to a great deal of impulse. At this time, the knee joints bear the gravity, almost seven times their own weight. It is best to take a walking stick with you when you go downhill to spread out the gravity. Speed as slow as possible, with the palms of the feet on the ground, do not make the palms of the feet violently touch the ground. 3, taijiquan elderly like to play taijiquan, taijiquan will often squat horse stance, which is the same as climbing jump rope, easy to cause joint damage, the elderly due to age, the body secretes lubricating fluid in the reduction of the number of knee pain is more likely to be, so the elderly playing taijiquan should be less squatting horse stance. 4, too much housework housewives do housework, although the amount of labor is not big. But a long time to wash dishes, scrub the floor, etc., wrist joint pain. Plus a long time by the cool water stimulation, more prone to inflammation. Excessive weight bearing will trigger arthritis of the wrist and elbow. Women should pay attention to the combination of work and rest, to avoid prolonged labor. Wash clothes, wash dishes with warm water as much as possible. 5, jumping rope Overweight people are best not to jump rope. Rope jumping is a large impact, plus the weight burden, the knee joint is more difficult to bear.