Targeted rehab can help

Osteoarthritis or old strains and sprains can really slow you down. 

As you lose weight, your walking and movement biomechanics can change so while the joint is unloaded : pressure points can shift. 

Local treatment can help, and there is good evidence to support targeted rehab and gait (walking pattern) adjustments can make a difference that can even surprise me from time to time! 

This can be a real challenge to manage - especially if you are trying to increase how much you are walking through the day. 

However, simple things can make a real change. These include targeted exercises, symptom management, inserts for your shoes (they don't have to be expensive either....), a footwear check, stretches, and some local strengthening is sometimes needed too. 

Hip pain - with activity and at night can be quite common with weight loss. The reduction in fatty tissue around the hips means there is a little more potential for movement : clinically I am finding that this is quite often contributing to hip pain in some people. 

A thorough assessment as well as local treatment as well as some focused rehab can reverse this and help ease the pain. 

Shoulders too can be affected by changes in posture and activity. If you are wanting to increase your exercise levels, ensuring that you progress back into things slowly is very important. Muscle balances, scapular control, postural positioning are all elements that - if wrong, can contribute to the development of shoulder problems. This however can be rapidly reversed with targeted rehab.