Arthritis Pain – You Can Manage It
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Are you tired of suffering with arthritis pain? Do you think it cant be stopped? Well guess what, there is good news!!!!!!!!!!!! You can get relief now.
Find out super easy and effective pain relief tips to make living with arthritis a tad bit easier.
Protect your joints.
Do not keep your joints in the same position for an extended period of time. Balance the amount of rest and work that you get through out the day.
Use the strongest joints you can for any job.(ie. use your legs and not your back)
Stretch regularly.
Regular stretching should be a daily part of routine. Stretching will help warm up muscles and tendons to help prevent injuries by making them less apt to tear. 10 minutes each day should be taken to stretch, to work each muscle group.
Cool down.
At regular intervals all physical activity should be stopped. A rest should be taken in a cool shaded environment. Spray arthritic areas with a cool mist or use a cold compress to reduce pain and swelling.
Get up and get going.
Increase in exercise will help reduce joint pain as well as increase the flexibility and strength of the muscles. Exercise will also help in stress management, weight control, and give an overall feeling of well being. You may also take water exercise courses that are offered by the Arthritis Foundation.
Massage may help.
To reduce inflammation and swelling and to sooth sore muscles massage therapy is a viable coarse of action. When massaging is used make sure to use either oil or cream to make the massage more gentle.
Massage area for at least 5 minute, up to 10 minutes daily.
Make sure to keep you weight in balance.
Being overweight, even moderately, will have a great impact on weight bearing joints. Losing extra weight lowers the risk of osteoarthritis of the knee joints.
Losing weight will also help slow down the progression of arthritis.
Diagnosis is a key.
If some of the symptoms that you have been experiencing are pain, stiffness, swelling of joints for more than a week, a physician should be consulted to get a diagnosis. Keep in mind that there are more than 100 types of arthritis.
So it is important to get the correct diagnosis.
Take the medication the way it is prescribed.
DO NOT stop taking any prescribed medication whether you feel it is working or not. Consult your physician first. In some instances,it may take from 2 weeks to several months for medications to be effective. Always be on the lookout for new options. There are new discoveries all the time for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis as well as other types of the disease.
A physician can always be consulted about new medications if the medication that you are taking is not performing as it should.
Above all keep educating yourself.
It is very important to keep learning about arthritis and new developments. There are many websites online that you can subscribe to, to keep up on information. There are also many arthritis communities and or forums to visit and join.
Remember your physician is also there as a resource to ask questions to.
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Chris from Superfoods said :
December 27, 2009 at 8:26 pm
great site, very helpful!
Ruben Licera Jr. from joint pain, arthritis symptoms, arthritis pain said :
July 5, 2010 at 1:37 am
They are naturally beneficial in treating ailments of the body. Though there are a lot of joint health supplements available in the market, natural joint pain treatments are the best way to reduce arthritis symptoms and they are a lot cheaper than commercialized supplements.