mardi 5 mars 2013

How To Properly Treat Your Arthritis Symptoms

By Nevada Saporito


Arthritis can be a difficult thing to handle. You can help yourself not get this debilitating condition, if you begin earlier in life to take preventive measures to lessen the effect it has on your health, by eating right and by moving certain joints certain ways. You sometimes can't completely prevent it, but you can lessen the effect.

Fish oil is known to ease pain and inflammation. Fish oil by itself tastes horrible, but you can take it in pills. You should take at least four grams of fish oil a day. This product is harmless and will help relieve the pain as efficiently as medications such as ibuprofen.

Arthritis can be a strain, both physically and mentally. Make sure you are getting enough help and do not feel isolated because of your illness. Go see the same doctor regularly, talk to your friends and family about your issues, and look for new friends with similar issues if your family is not helping you enough.

Occupational therapy has been known to help people who suffer from arthritis. Sometimes this kind of therapy is covered by many health insurance plans. Occupational therapy will help identify problem areas in your lifestyle and work with you to find ways to eliminate them or help you work with them to lead a more pain free life.

If you are planning on traveling and have arthritis, please be sure to get a good night of sleep the night before your trip. If you are well rested, it will allow your bones and joints to work more smoothly and allow for an easier trip. You won't notice the pain as much if your body has had a well rested night of sleep.

Try physical therapy. A good physical therapist should be able to help you identify where your issues come from and show you what kind of exercises you need to do. You might not have to go to physical therapy regularly. Perhaps, going once to establish a good work-out plan is enough.

Use temperature to control the discomfort! One of the symptoms associated with Arthritis is painful joints. There are positive actions that you can take to help alleviate some of the pain. One of the proactive steps you may take is to try heat and cold therapy! Using cold and heat treatments can not only reduce the pain, it can also help reduce the stiffness associated with Arthritis.

Have you visited your physician and tried an exercise program, hot or cold treatments, pain medications and massages to relieve the pain, stiffness, and inflammation associated with arthritis? Have none of these worked for you? When other methods do not lessen the pain or if you have major difficulty, using and moving your joints, you may want to consult with your doctor about surgery. Sometimes, surgery may be a necessity, in order to have some quality of life.

Youngsters who have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis must be encouraged to visit a physical therapist on a regular basis to establish and maintain an exercise program. Frequent follow-ups will keep this program properly adjusted to the child's current abilities. A good physical therapy program should include: range-of-motion, strength training and endurance training.

Protect your joints from further damage when you have arthritis. When carrying items, be aware of which joints are painful. Assistive devices can also be helpful with tasks like opening jars and stepping into the bathtub to prevent sudden stress on painful or inflamed joints. Most assistive devices are simple to use and can prevent significant damage over time.

If you're tired, take a nap! Arthritis can drag you down but taking a little power siesta in the afternoon can reinvigorate you and get you back on your feet. Sleep on your bed and not the couch so that you don't aggravate your arthritis worse than it already is.

Many people with arthritis become depressed because of their condition. It can alter many different aspects of their lives. Consider going to counseling to help you feel better. Counseling can help you identify problems in a way that will help you to think and act differently so that you can feel good about yourself.

If you find yourself with arthritis, there are still many options to help you. Taking preventative measures may not be the only way to get rid of arthritis, but it sure will help in the long run. A doctor will be able to help you if you find yourself in a bind with arthritis.




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