Exercises for loosening joints

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At 60 years old, the individual is experiencing joint stiffness, particularly in the shoulders, neck, and hips, but does not have arthritis or significant pain. They are seeking a regimen to help loosen their joints, considering yoga as a potential solution but are open to other successful practices. Suggestions from the discussion include yoga, particularly Hatha and Yin Yoga, which focus on flexibility and mobility, as well as Tai Chi and Pilates for joint health. Swimming is also recommended for its low-impact benefits. The importance of regular activity, such as walking or martial arts, is emphasized for maintaining joint mobility and overall fitness. Participants highlight the need for enjoyable exercises to ensure consistency and motivation, and they discuss the potential benefits of consulting with personal trainers or physical therapists for tailored advice. Stretching techniques and warm-up exercises are shared to help alleviate stiffness and improve flexibility. Overall, the consensus is that a combination of low-impact exercises, stretching, and maintaining an active lifestyle can significantly benefit joint health.
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morrobay said:
You can check your posture by standing back flat against a wall with palms out at shoulders. Wall contact points are heels. tail bone, and back of head. If you don't feel any pulling good. Now slowly raise hands sliding palms up the wall as far as you can. You should feel that
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With heels and tailbone against the wall, I can just barely touch my head to the wall. It is uncomfortable, akin to any head rest.

I can touch the backs of my hands to the wall at shoulder height, but only a fair bit of discomfort at my shoulders.

While keeping my hands in contact with the wall, I am unable to raise my arms higher than my head, at least not without a great deal of pain.
 
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Yes this you must do often. You can start this program first just with the contact points all against the wall . You can force this since that is the correcting mechanism. Then after you have all the points on the wall with minimum pulling . The
next phase is sliding back of hands up against the wall. Take as long as it take for phase one. Ie you are working against years of incorrect posture. So this is a soft tissue situation and controllable.
 
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There has been too much medical-type advice given in this thread, so it needs to remain closed.

Dave -- please do talk to a local Physical Therapist or Personal Trainer to discuss your best ways forward.
 
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