Arthritis Joint Pain
- Protecting Your Joints
Arthritis, one of the most common disorders that can affect
anyone is actually a complex disorder comprising several conditions,
all of which sharing one common symptom: arthritis joint pain.
There are over a hundred different types of arthritis joint
pain but the most common are osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid
arthritis (RA), and gout.
For most patients suffering from arthritis joint pain, living
with this kind of condition means a life-long task punctuated
with nothing but agony. However, this does not have to be
the case with you. While it is true that most forms of arthritis
are irreversible (as it is impossible to grow back a cartilage),
there are steps that you can take in order to minimize the
pain that is usually associated with this debilitating disease.
Protect Your Joints
Although arthritis can strike anyone at any time of their
life, most cases of arthritis occurs in people who are older.
Aging appears to be a major contributive factor to arthritis
joint pains - a fact that is understandable as everyone goes
through a considerable amount of wear and tear in their joints
as they grow older.
Age also causes toxic waste circulation in the blood, dead
cells, and liquid can accumulate in the various joints and
cause inflammation and pain. If inflammation continues it
can cause damage to your joints. In some cases the cartilage
coating on the bone ends, wears down and the joints then rub,
bone to bone creating extreme pain.
By using fatty acids which provide lubrication for the joints,
the joints will not wear down as much as a result less inflammation
and less pain. Some recommend oils are:
- Borage Oil
- Primrose Oil
- NKO Oil
You will benefit from these oils by feeling less joint stiffness
and pain in the morning.
In order to prevent further damage and worse pain, be extra
careful as you go about your daily routine. Below are some
tips to help you protect your joints, recommend by the Mayo
Clinic:
- Save your weaker joints and use the strongest joint instead.
For instance, you can carry things with your palm open. That
way, you can distribute the weight equally over your forearm.
Also, instead of lifting things off the counter or workbench,
you can just slide them along the surface.
- Save your little finger. Don't put too much stress on your
little finger by moving your hands in such a way as to push
the other fingers toward your little finger. Instead, try
brushing bread crumbs off the table with the palm facing you
and the little finger resting on the table.
- Avoid stressing your thumb and fingers by making a tight
fist or holding items for too long. You can do this by holding
a book, mug, or other things in the palm of your hand, instead
of holding them with your fingers. If you've been reading
a book for some time, use a book holder instead of continually
supporting the book with your fingers.
- Exercise those joints. Freedom of motion is one of the
things that you may have to forsake if you suffer from arthritis
joint pain. The longer you suffer, the shorter range of movement
you will have at your disposal. You can avoid this by moving
your joints through their full pain-free range of motion.
Do this at least once a day and observe the results.
- Learn to understand arthritis joint pain. Of course, if
you have arthritis, it is most likely that you will experience
arthritis joint pain. However, try to distinguish between
arthritis joint pain and pain that results from overusing
a joint. When you are able to do this, you can determine what
specific activity that caused you joint pain and avoid doing
it in the future.
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Author: Eric Choong
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