Arthritis

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Caz

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Anyone on here suffer with arthritis?
Have you got any suggestions for pain relief or treatments or therapy, conventional or alternative?
Has anyone used a TENS machine and found they really work?
 
WHEAT PACKS ARE VERY GOOD, have you tried one. I work in a nursing home and the elderly swear by them, and you know what they say ''old remedies the best''
 
yes i have the dreaded arthur hes's more than a pain, im just on paracetomol cos the normal antiflammatry drugs dont do for me, my friend tried a tens machine for hers & it didnt doanything for her , yes i use the wheat thing its great, but my physio says that cos i go rock & rolling its the best thing i can do, cos its the exercise you see, mind you he dosent see me the day after ha ha ha
 
In my hands, I never found much relief in anything to be honest.
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doug what on earth are you on about - behave. :D

WHEAT PACKS ARE VERY GOOD,
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Tried those for various aches and pains. soothing and ok for very temporary relief.

but my physio says that cos i go rock & rolling its the best thing i can do, cos its the exercise you see, mind you he dosent see me the day after ha ha ha
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lol! the alchohol's good anaesthetic too mez! :D
 
My Mum is a recent convert to Glucosamins Gel, from Holland & Barrett, it worked like magic for her, also comes in tablets but you need to ask your doctor before they'll sell you them. The gel was about £4.
 
My 18 year old suffers from it and unfortunately nothing seems to help, he is on medication but it's not really doing much. Have tried lots of different things including parrafin wax and aromatherapy. Definately interested in trying other things for him
 
My friend's mother has been taking "Replenex" which is a glucosamine marketed by Melaleuca and she says it has helped her a lot. You don't need a prescription you can just buy it (but it's not in the shops you have to buy it from a Melaleuca bod like me or become one yourself).

I don't actually have arthritis but I have had funny knees for a while so thought I'd give it a try myself because they reckon it helps all kinds of joint problems and my knees have been a lot better.
 
I've always found Cod Liver Oil to be helpful for joint pain. The dowager Mrs Acrylic-bob used to swear by Cider Vinegar and Honey.
 
I'd swear if l was a dowager, you have to leave home & live in a Dowager house at the end of the garden. l'd drink the cider vinegar, and cuss like a trooper.
 
Yep, have problems with both knees, think it's from lots of football in younger days, an work, kneeling on concrete floors etc, long before the PPE thing came in to being.Fell walking and visits to the gym..........tread mill and the like just to keep the joints moving, oh an a dose of slow sodium release tablets from the Doc. The alternative as per Doc. is operation............no thanks, will keep walking.
 
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Do you know I have arthiritis in my kneas since being about 4 years old. The doctor always said it is growing pains ''she will grow out of it''. I still get it now, very painful in winter. The best thing that I have ever used is DOG OIL, it comes in a little yellow tub and really it works. My uncle told me about it (cos all the family have the same problem) and to be honest I thought ''yeah right'' but you get desperate when it is bad. I tried and it does work.
 
slinky said:
Do you know I have arthiritis in my kneas since being about 4 years old. The doctor always said it is growing pains ''she will grow out of it''. I still get it now, very painful in winter. The best thing that I have ever used is DOG OIL, it comes in a little yellow tub and really it works. My uncle told me about it (cos all the family have the same problem) and to be honest I thought ''yeah right'' but you get desperate when it is bad. I tried and it does work.
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Wow what a remedy, but if it works why not :D
Where do you buy that from slinky ?
 
park381 said:
Wow what a remedy, but if it works why not :D
Where do you buy that from slinky ?
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I bought mine off the health place in the inside market, but I think it is actually sold in the health shops like Holland and Barret, honest it sounds weird, and yes I was apprehensive, but you will try anything when in pain and it works.
 
I have a bit of arthritis in my knees......i am prescibed Voltarol by the Doc......I only take it when it is really bad other than that.....walking and swimming. I couldn't stand codliver oil.....though my husband says it does him good......even the tastless stuff repeats on me.
 
i have had arthritis for years ,about 18 months ago i had a hip replacment ,and it is the best thing since sliced bread ,it is such a shame that we have to wait so long to get it done ,because all the months and months of pain dissapears ,i still get a lot of back ache though and i swear i can tell when it is going to rain :) apart from that i,m unki dori
 
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