{"id":34961,"date":"2026-10-24T16:19:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/ufaq\/moet-ik-mijn-handen-ontzien-als-ik-handartrose-heb\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:19:49","slug":"moet-ik-mijn-handen-ontzien-als-ik-handartrose-heb","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/ufaq\/moet-ik-mijn-handen-ontzien-als-ik-handartrose-heb\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I take it easy on my hands if I have osteoarthritis of the hands?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.frisk-faq-search-heading{text-align:center;font-size:28px;margin:28px 0 10px}.frisk-faq-search-help{text-align:center;color:#42545a;margin-bottom:24px}#ewd-ufaq-jquery-ajax-search{max-width:900px!important;width:100%!important;margin:0 auto 32px!important}#ewd-ufaq-jquery-ajax-search 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Exercising can help with stiffness. Severe pain after an activity is a sign that you should distribute the workload differently or discuss the use of assistive devices.<\/p>\n<p>Further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/artrose\/ik-heb-artrose-in-mijn-hand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home doctor.co.uk<\/a>. See also our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/handklachten-polsklachten-amstelveen\/\">counselling in Amstelveen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink'>\n\t\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friskfysio.nl\/en\/ufaq\/moet-ik-mijn-handen-ontzien-als-ik-handartrose-heb\/\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink-image'><\/div> \t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Moet ik mijn handen ontzien als ik handartrose heb? Blijf uw handen gebruiken, maar pas de kracht en duur van belastende handelingen aan. Oefenen kan helpen bij stijfheid. Veel pijn na een activiteit is een signaal om die anders te verdelen of hulpmiddelen te bespreken. Meer informatie: Thuisarts.nl. 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