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Aquatic exercise is one of the most well-supported options for people managing knee or hip OA — and it’s especially useful if land-based activity feels too uncomfortable to start.
Water reduces the load on your joints while still letting you build strength and maintain movement. A Cochrane review found moderate evidence that it reduces pain and disability in people with hip and knee OA.
In Kamloops, the Tournament Capital Centre is a practical local option worth knowing about.
We’ve written about how exercise fits into OA management — and where massage therapy supports, not replaces, that approach. Link below.
🔗 wellandable.ca/resources/blog/movement-and-osteoarthritis-why-exercise-helps

9 out of 10 people with knee OA are inactive.
Not because they can’t move — but because they believe movement will make things worse.
That belief is understandable. Words like “wear and tear” and “bone on bone” make it sound like your joint is too damaged to handle activity. But the research is clear: for most people with OA, regular movement is one of the most effective things you can do for pain and function.
Our latest blog post covers the evidence behind exercise for OA, why fear of movement tends to make symptoms worse, and how aquatic exercise fits in as an option for people who find land-based activity harder to start.
🔗 wellandable.ca/resources/blog/movement-and-osteoarthritis-why-exercise-helps

“Bone on bone” is one of the most common phrases people hear after an OA diagnosis — and one of the most discouraging.
But here’s what the research actually shows: pain in osteoarthritis doesn’t reliably match what’s on an X-ray. Some people with significant joint changes have little pain. Others have moderate changes and significant pain.
That’s because pain is shaped by more than the joint itself — the nervous system plays a major role.
We’ve written a plain-language guide to what OA actually is, and what the evidence says helps.
🔗 https://wellandable.ca/resources/blog/what-is-osteoarthritis-really