10 great tips to help with arthritis pain.

10 Great Tips to help with arthritis pain.

1.  It is better to slide things along the kitchen bench.  Lifting is something to aviod.

2.  Use a clothes peg to seal plastic bags. Much better than using twist ties etc.

3.  Why not put your soap in a stocking and put it around the shower taps.  You can use the soap when it is in the stockings but if you drop it you don't have to bend down and pick it up.

4.  Peeling veggies is a pain if you suffer arthritis in the hands.  Why peel? Wash them well. Better for you!

5. When lifting or carrying try holding the objects closer to your body.

6.  Try getting out of your chair when the commercials are on tv.  Sitting in the one position for too long is not good.

7.  If you feel pain don't try and work through it.  It can make tyour joints get worse.

8.  Your taps should be the lever type.

9.  Try wrapping handles with sponge or rubber to make it softer and your hands and it will also give your a large area to grip.

10. When doing the dishes, use a sponge as they are alot easier to squeeze out than the cloth variety

Hope these hint will help you with your arthritis pain.  Good health 

Pain Treatment. Using foods and herbs for back pain

Using food and herbs for back pain.

Found an article sprooking the benefits of certain herbs and food in the treatment of back pain.  Walnuts and mussels were the foods mentioned and chamomile and garlic chives were the herbs suggested.

Arnica and rosemary are the herbs for muscle pain.  I would imagine used topically and myrrh being some help with arthritis pain.

Arthritis Pain Treatment.

I always swear by apple cider vinegar with honey in warm water daily as a must to arthritis pain treatment.  Here are a few tips to managing your pain.

Firstly see your doctor regularly to discuss any side effects to medication and form a treatment plan which you should adhere to.

When you get tired rest.  Listen to your body and try to spread out physical ativities throughout the day.

Look after you joints by using  specially designed tools for difficult tasks like opening jars.  Better still ask someone elso to do it for you.

Don't stress out.  Discuss this with your Dr.  They can give you so many alternatives for stress management.