Decreasing Range of Mobility
The stiffening feeling of the joints due to inflammation will cause the body to have difficulty in movement. Stiffness caused by arthritis lasts more than thirty minutes and will affect overall productivity in motion. Recurring pain on multiple joints (symmetric or asymmetric alike) causes several permanent damages with each repeating cycle. This will eventually lead to limited movement and disruption of the joints’ normal fluency and range, that even walking will be painful, as stretching is. Running can be tormenting, and jumping around can be detrimental. Even daily tasks will be difficult, especially with persons of a higher age range. An apparent decrease in mobility range is most evident in persons above fifty years old, especially those with multiple types of arthritis acquired collectively.
Since arthritis currently has no cure, people suffering from it will have to learn how to counter-medicate and try to slow down its progression. Flexibility exercises are suitable countermeasures to help maintain a good range of mobility and strengthen the connective tissue before it finally wears down and stops functioning altogether.
