Rheumatism is a real widespread disease. In Germany suffer regarding 20 million people with a rheumatic disease. What many do not know: Rheumatism is not just rheumatism. Over 400 different clinical pictures are hidden under the generic term “rheumatism”.
Notice: The disease often begins insidiously and becomes noticeable through pain, for example in the joints of the fingers and toes, in the muscles or in the spine.
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Above all, certain movement sequences in everyday life are associated with complaints for those affected, for example when they get out of bed in the morning or want to get out of a car. Here one speaks of so-called start-up pain.
Medication helps with the pain. In addition, doctors usually prescribe one physiotherapeutic treatment. The goal? The patients should maintain their mobility for as long as possible – both in the affected joints and in the entire body. We present 3 exercises that can help with rheumatism in different areas of the body.
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