Arthritis can affect joints, movement, strength and everyday activities. Physiotherapy focuses on understanding your symptoms, improving movement, building appropriate strength and helping you remain as active and independent as possible.
Arthritis refers to a group of conditions that can affect joints and may cause pain, stiffness, swelling and changes in movement or function.
Joint symptoms can make walking, climbing stairs, standing, gripping objects, exercising or performing routine activities more difficult. A personalised rehabilitation programme can focus on the problems that matter most to you.
Pain may occur during movement, after activity or, depending on the condition, even while resting.
Joint stiffness can reduce comfortable movement and make everyday activities more challenging.
Arthritis may affect walking, stairs, reaching, gripping, bending or other functional activities.
Arthritis is not a single condition. The type of arthritis, affected joints and individual symptoms influence the appropriate management approach.
A common form of arthritis associated with changes within the joints and surrounding tissues.
An inflammatory autoimmune condition that can affect multiple joints and requires appropriate medical care.
A type of inflammatory arthritis associated with uric acid crystal deposition in joints.
Several other inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions can produce arthritis-like symptoms.
Symptoms vary depending on the type of arthritis, joint involved and individual circumstances.
Arthritis can affect different joints. Rehabilitation is tailored according to the affected area, symptoms and functional goals.
Pain, stiffness and weakness can affect walking, stairs, squatting and standing.
Hip symptoms may affect walking, sitting, stairs and general lower-limb mobility.
Shoulder arthritis may affect reaching, lifting, dressing and overhead activities.
Hand symptoms may interfere with gripping, writing, opening containers and daily tasks.
Foot and ankle symptoms can affect walking, standing and balance.
Some spinal joint conditions can contribute to stiffness, pain and movement limitations.
Different forms of arthritis have different causes and risk factors. Some factors cannot be changed, while others can be addressed through appropriate lifestyle and rehabilitation strategies.
Some forms of arthritis become more common with increasing age.
Excess body weight can increase mechanical demands on weight-bearing joints.
Previous joint injuries may influence later joint symptoms and function.
Certain forms of arthritis can have genetic or familial associations.
Not every painful joint is caused by the same type of arthritis. A detailed assessment helps understand your symptoms, movement and functional limitations.
Where is your joint pain? When did it begin? Is the joint stiff in the morning? Does movement make it better or worse? Which activities are difficult? Have you experienced swelling or a previous injury? Have you already received a diagnosis or treatment?
Physiotherapy can help people with arthritis work toward improved movement, strength, function and confidence. Your programme should be individualised after assessment.
Treatment may include strategies designed to help you manage symptoms and remain active safely.
Appropriate mobility exercises can help maintain or improve available joint movement.
Progressive strengthening can help improve muscle capacity around affected joints.
Rehabilitation can focus on walking, stairs, transfers and other meaningful activities.
You may receive exercises that can be performed regularly at home according to your needs.
Your movement, strength and functional goals can be reviewed as rehabilitation progresses.
Exercises should be selected according to your joint symptoms, diagnosis, movement, strength and clinical assessment.
Gentle mobility exercises may help maintain comfortable joint movement.
Progressive strengthening can help improve support around affected joints.
Balance exercises may be included when lower-limb symptoms affect stability or confidence.
Exercises can be designed around activities such as walking, stairs and sit-to-stand movement.
Good rehabilitation also considers what you want to return to doing in everyday life.
Improve lower-limb strength, mobility and confidence for everyday walking where appropriate.
Work on strength, control and movement strategies for stair activities.
Rehabilitation can focus on practical activities that are important to your independence.
Appropriate activity can be gradually progressed according to symptoms and ability.
Your rehabilitation plan can consider physical demands associated with your work.
The focus can include sustainable movement and self-management strategies.
Your physiotherapist can provide individual guidance based on your diagnosis, symptoms and goals.
Joint pain can have many causes. Appropriate medical assessment is important when symptoms are severe, rapidly worsening, associated with significant swelling, fever or feeling unwell, follow a major injury, or are accompanied by unusual neurological symptoms.
If you already have a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis or another medical condition, coordinate your rehabilitation with the appropriate healthcare professional.
A physiotherapy assessment can help determine whether physiotherapy is appropriate for your symptoms or whether further medical evaluation should be considered.
If joint pain or stiffness is affecting walking, stairs, exercise, work, sleep or everyday activities, talk to our team about an individual assessment.
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