Maintaining good health and wellbeing will help you to both prevent and manage many musculoskeletal (MSK) problems. This includes being active on a regular basis, managing stress and anxiety, and maintaining a good diet.
Below are resources you may find helpful for:
The advice has been compiled by NHS England, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Versus Arthritis, Public Health England and the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA).
Preventing injury
- Working from home - easy exercises
- Exercises to manage pain from Versus Arthritis
- Helping older people to stay active at home
- Fall Proof - tips for avoiding a fall at home and getting back up again
- Staying active at home
- Workout videos from iCareiMove
Managing your mental health
- Guidance for supporting your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus outbreak from Public Health England
- NHS top tips for coping with anxiety
- Information to support your wellbeing from mental health charity Mind
- Find NHS Psychological Therapies
Supporting your general health and wellbeing
- Simple home exercises for older people to do at home
- Top tips for good sleep from Versus Arthritis
- Home workout videos from Public Health England
- Activities to do at home from the We Are Undefeatable campaign
- NHS Strength and Flex Programme
- Ideas about how to keep physically active from Sport England
- How to stay active at home from Mind
- Tips for people living with dementia about staying well during coronavirus from the Ideal project
- NHS UK vitamins advice
- NHS UK 5 A Day information
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