Getting the most from your MASS shoes

While MASS shoes alone will offer pain relief and improved mobility, protecting yourself from known risk factors is essential and by making just a few changes to your lifestyle and behaviour could stop further development. Losing weight (if clinically obese), stopping smoking, not drinking excessive amounts of alcohol (keep within Government Safe limits), regular (gentle) exercise (swimming, aqua aerobics, power walking, yoga or cycling), completion of Isometric/Isotonic strengthening exercises, changing diet (increase the amount of Vitamin C and Fish Oils (Omega 3,6 and 9) and Polyunsaturated Fats while decreasing the amount of saturated fats consumed) and supplementing the diet with Glucosamine Sulphate or Chondroitin will all help to prevent further development of rheumatic diseases.

Even if the condition has progressed and there is limited movement, just a few minutes light to moderate exercise will release happy hormones (pheromones) and boost confidence levels. Range of motion exercises that involve gently stretching each joint as far as possible and in all directions can also help.