Arthritis patients face certain challenges that may be the cause of them experiencing arthritis pains and problems. Here are such:

• Lack of appropriate arthritis exercise – Latest surveys state that many people with arthritis think that they actually lack the appropriate arthritis exercise that focuses on the challenges they experience. Patients say that physicians don’t tackle these challenges in prescribing exercise routines.
• Pain – This challenge is considered as the most common obstacle that arthritis patients experience. Nearly all patients of the disease say that pain is what limits them from engaging in new programs and exercise routines and even staying in their present exercise program.
• Mobility difficulties/impairment – this is also one factor that arthritis patients usually complain about. Many exercise routines do not usually focus on mobility difficulties issue. There are patients that report that they have not finished their exercise routines or programs due to mobility difficulties.
• Fear of experiencing pain – this is another challenge that arthritis patients may experience. This is more of a psychological issue that patients can experience in some extent. Arthritis patients may also fear of trying new exercise routines or programs. Water exercises are famous types of exercise, usually recommended for people with arthritis. However, most physical therapists and doctors ignore the possibility of their patients having certain fears regarding these exercises. Latest surveys states that most arthritis patients have no experience in water activities so they have developed fear of participating in such water exercise routines.
• Getting advices from physical therapists and doctors – Arthritis patients often face special challenges in terms of getting advices concerning their exercise routines. Many patients complained that doctors do not properly address the exercise routine issues. Studies state that physical therapists and doctors must reinvent the way they tackle on their patients’ needs and concerns. Furthermore, doctors must do better in establishing exercise routines particularly for arthritis patients. The study recommends that rather than prescribing the same exercise routine to their patients, physical therapists and doctors must make an effort of creating specific exercise routines to each of their arthritis patients. Latest studies also advise that to establish challenging yet effective exercise routines, the doctor and the patient must work hand in hand so that they can come up with the appropriate exercise routine. This study also proposes that people with arthritis are most likely to stick with arthritis exercises in which healthy support from arthritis patients is present.