Kinetic Therapy of Rocking Relieves Arthritis

Arthritis Today“, the magazine of the Arthritis Foundation, suggests “rock the night away.” The article continues: “Sit in a rocking chair while watching TV or reading, and just rock. Rocking is relaxing and it can improve strength and flexibility – especially in your knees.

I’ve seen people bedridden with arthritis who were up and around inside a week after regular use of the rocking chair. It’s not just a piece of furniture, it’s a remarkable medical device! 

Studies conducted at the Medical College of Virginia have shown that ‘kinetic therapy’ – the constant, gentle motion of a rocking chair – can dramatically speed healing in severely ill patients. With regular rocking, starting with one hour a day the first week, increasing the exercise period by 10 minutes a day each succeeding week, ‘the body settles into a natural rhythm that harnesses incredible powers of recuperation and regeneration,’ says Dr. Heinrich Addleheim of the Kinetic Therapy Clinic in Berlin. ‘We’ve seen cases of patients recuperating from a heart attack and stroke without any trace of permanent damage – simply because they used a rocking chair while they were recovering. I’ve seen people bedridden with arthritis who were up and around inside a week after regular use of the rocking chair. It’s not just a piece of furniture, it’s a remarkable medical device!

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