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How can I improve bone density when it hurts to move?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 18, 2023 | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
I am finding that being in the pool is my best pain reliever. It takes the pressure off of my spine and joints and allows them to fill back up with fluids while I move. We have a lazy river at our local recreation center; that’s my fave. It is a loop in the pool with a current. I walk with the current and I feel like I can leap like in Chariots of Fire, which does wonders for my morale! People tell me I look ten years you grrAfter hip surgery the first time I was out of pain was in the lazy river. Blessings on your healing! You can get better!
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I want to add that water exercise doesn’t increase bone density. Weight baring exercise does. I use the water therapy to get my joints out of pain so I can do weight baring exercises more comfortably.
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I had joined the YMCA to use just their therapy pool. I had a Burst Compression Fracture along with some other issues due to my injury of two years ago. The therapy pool kept me stronger than not doing anything at all. But eventually, it was too much just to walk from the car to the building and then the therapy pool. I could only stand for about 4 minutes at a time and had to sit down. I could stay in the pool from 30 to 40 minutes but it was hard to get out.