Osteoarthritis

OA Snapshot:

• At Rebound Health, we see clients for both 1:1 and group classes with osteoarthritis 

• Exercise is an analgesic. Patients often report feeling better post-exercise than pre-exercise. 

• Some factors such as cold weather can make symptoms worse on a particular day. We modify the exercise session based on this

Further Reading:

• Exercise is Medicine Exercise & OA: https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/assets/page_documents/EIM_Rx%20for%20Health_Osteoarthritis.pdf

• ESSA Position Statement Exercise & OA: https://www.essa.org.au/Public/Public/Advocacy/Position_Statements.aspx

Questions to go through with your Supervisor:

1. How would you describe OA to a patient?

2. How would you describe the role of exercise in managing OA to patients?

3. A client reports “wear &and tear” as a cause of their knee OA / Knee pain and is concerned that exercise will make his/her symptoms worse. How would you address this?

4. Create an example exercise session for a 60 year old client with bilat knee OA - 1:1 30-min session. Picture an ORANGE class level client.