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Release date: 10th September 2014
Dr
Hilary Jones joins Repose to support National Arthritis Week
Popular television personality Dr Hilary Jones has teamed up
with a specialist seating manufacturer to throw his weight behind National
Arthritis Week and offer invaluable tips to sufferers of the condition.
Together with Repose Furniture, Dr Hilary is sharing the best exercise routines for arthritis management and urging sufferers of the condition to adapt their homes to improve their way of living.
The TV Doctor is advising sufferers partake in regular,
gentle exercise, which can help improve hip alignment and correct poor posture,
which can help strengthen the spine and alleviate stiffness and pain;
maintaining mobility.
Exercises recommended by Dr Hilary include gently circling shoulders in a forward and backward motion to alleviate pain. Gentle floor exercises can also help strengthen hip muscles, in turn reducing pressure felt on painful knee joints.
On advising sufferers to become more active Dr Hilary Jones
said, “Strong links between increased physical activity and the management
of various age degenerative conditions exists and it is often a misconception
amongst arthritis sufferers that they should rest their joints to help limit
further damage. Correct exercises, which are gentle in nature and undertaken on
a regular basis, are vital for maintaining the mobility of joints and keeping
the muscles surrounding them strong,
“However, while exercise is both a preventative and reactionary method to managing arthritis, sufferers of the condition should also make adaptations to their home environment to ensure they can function as normally as possible.”
Specialist seating manufacturer, Repose Furniture, which appointed Dr Hilary Jones as its healthcare advisor earlier this year, has recently added four new specialist solutions to its range of bespoke seating, suitable for arthritis sufferers. The chairs are specially designed to help sufferers of arthritis experience greater comfort when seated. They provide the option of different supportive back styles and pressure management seat cushions, coupled with the ability to select seat angle and leg elevation options enabling the user to benefit from a range of pressure relief solutions.
Dr Hilary Jones added, “One of the biggest hurdles
arthritis sufferers face is loss of mobility, yet sufferers often overlook some
of the adaptations which can be made to their home environment, which in turn
would make their lives easier. Individual chairs which cater to specific needs
are vital when providing comfort and functionality to arthritis sufferers.
Various healthcare conditions, including arthritis, require specific
characteristics from seating solutions. Repose takes a number of measurements
from all of their customers, which ensure their furniture delivers correct
functionality and comfort in equal measure”.
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Editor’s
Note:
Repose Furniture Limited is based in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, and designs and manufactures high quality specialist seating solutions, with a strong emphasis on practicality and performance.
Specialising in chairs for the healthcare and home sectors, Repose offers a range of products in both traditional and contemporary designs, but the strength of the business is in the provision of bespoke design and manufacturing to suit their clients’ specific requirements. Each chair can be made in a range of sizes, with different materials and fabrics, and a variety of multi-functions and accessories, with the emphasis on comfort and providing health benefits such as relieving pressure points.
Repose is a family business which has over 100 years
combined experience in manufacturing mobility and specialist rise and recliners
and complementary furniture.
For further information,
please contact:
Nicola Pittaway, Bridge PR on
tel: 024 76 520025, email: nicola@bridgepr.co.uk
or
Keith Fairhurst, Repose on tel: 01384 263363,
email keith@reposefurniture.co.uk