Essentially, it’s your choice. As we get older, the prospect of not just creaky, but non-functional knees, hips and other joints is considered normal. But it need not to be so.Last Wednesday, Kane Chisholm, the principal partner of our Corporate Member Kieser Bundall, gave us an insight into evidence-based management of Osteoarthritis (not to be confused with Osteoporosis, that’s a story for another day). You know what I mean? It’s when, as you get older, your joints become swollen, creaking, painful, stiff, and even lose their function.
With individually, scientifically designed exercise, this can be prevented, or, if you already have it, your life can be greatly improved, Kane assures us. And it’s not just your everyday living that’s becoming more difficult. Think of the emotional effects: mental stress and frustration. Several of our members are already regular participants in the Kieser program. Quote Mario Fairlie: “I feel at least five years younger!”
Did you know that about 80% of Private Health Funds now fully fund a 15-week Osteoarthritis management program for Kieser Clinics? The logic is quite simple from the Health Fund’s perspective: it costs MUCH less than a knee replacement! Never mind, it also saves lots of pain and misery.
Kieser, which originated in Switzerland, is a worldwide organisation with clinics throughout Australia. Click on this link for more information. You also can download a PDF of Kane's slides in the Download Section.
(Photo: Exercise Scientists Kane Chisholm and Ava Herrick, with our Meeting Chairman, Dr Elizabeth Celi)