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Joint Pain Relief Workout

Harvard Medical School via Harvard Health Online Learning

Overview

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Is joint pain holding you back? Perhaps an achy ankle or sore knee is making it difficult to enjoy a run through your favorite park or even a short walk? Or a throbbing hip or shoulder prevents you from performing simple tasks like carrying a bag of groceries into your home? The exercise demonstrations in our online course can help relieve ankle, knee, hip, or shoulder pain, and help you become more active again. These and other lessons in our interactive course can help you stay independent long into your later years.

Syllabus

Getting Started

  • About Our Course
  • Taking the First Steps
  • Notes on Safety
  • Weight Loss and Weight Management

Preparing for Exercise

  • Wheels in Motion
  • Motivation to Exercise
  • Basic Cardio Exercise
  • Keeping Up Your Core
  • Joint-Specific Workout Primer

Ankle Workout

  • Introduction
  • Just the Basics
  • Ankle Exercise Demonstrations

Knee Workout

  • Introduction
  • Just the Basics
  • Knee Exercise Demonstrations

Hip Workout

  • Introduction
  • Just the Basics
  • Hip Exercise Demonstrations

Shoulder Workout

  • Introduction
  • Just the Basics
  • Shoulder Exercise Demonstrations

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Bonus Workouts: Wrist and Elbow
  • Bonus Workouts: More Core
  • Review: Course Quiz
  • Before You Exit

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