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Quick Questions with
Amanda Hamilton
Amanda Hamilton
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Regular contributor to BWS, Amanda Hamilton nutritionist,
journalist and mother provides diet and nutrition
information and advice.
Amanda looks at aching joints and keeping the body healthy
during the ageing process.
Q: ‘I’m starting to notice that my joints ache for a few days after every workout.
Is there anything I can do to prevent this?’
W
hen it comes to joint pain after
working out the knee joint is
especially vulnerable to inflammation
because it has to carry the full
weight of your body and absorb
the added force of running or jumping. And the heavier
you are, the greater the stress exercise places on your
joints. The word arthritis literally means inflammation of
the joint - osteoarthritis is the type caused by wear and
tear, whereas rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune
condition. But having sore knees or sore joints in general
doesn’t mean yo ԁ