Chronic Conditions
A chronic condition is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months.
Common chronic diseases that we treat include:
- Arthritis – Rheumatoid, Juvenile, Osteo arthritis.
- Asthma-exercised induced
- Parkinsons
- Cerebral Palsy
- COPD
- Osteoporosis
- Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Pain syndromes
- Hypertension
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
Exercise can have important health benefits. It is important to exercise under the supervision of a Biokineticist. The Biokineticist will show you what exercises are safe and any precautions you might need to take while exercising as well as those most beneficial to you.
If you have a chronic condition, regular exercise can help you manage symptoms and improve your health as well as your daily living activities and functioning.
Exercise can:
- Reduce pain,
- Maintain muscle strength in affected joints
- Reduce joint stiffness
- Helps insulin to be more effective in lowering your blood sugar level
- Control your weight and boost your energy.
