A Blog About Arthritis Pain Relief

I am sure that by now we are all familiar with anti-inflammatory medications, but have you heard of the power of anti-inflammatory foods? Did you know that adding certain foods to your diet can significantly improve how you feel and help to decrease your risk for chronic diseases?

Treating gum disease can help alleviate arthritis.

Staying active is extremely important when dealing with arthritis. But for many, this can be downright painful! While doing some research on ways to stay comfortably active for arthritis sufferers, I came across the concept of exercising in water.

Hand arthritis is the most common type of arthritis. It affects the fingers, leaving the joints inflamed. Surprisingly, exercising your hands can help!

Your body is like a car that needs routine maintenance and TLC. As a general rule, if you are very active, make sure to take good care of your knees by getting enough rest, do stretches and strength training to balance your muscle groups, and taking joint wellness supplements to keep the damages to a minimum.

There are two disturbing issues that can arise from frequent neck cracking: 1) Increased probability for a stroke and 2) loss of mobility. Yikes! Read on for more details…

A study, published in the February issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, found that people who used chondroitin sulfate over two years lost less joint space — with few showing an increase in joint space width — and had less pain than those on a placebo. The decrease of pain was most significant in the first year the participants took the drug.

People with arthritis are familiar with the word chondroitin. What is it, exactly?

The doc always told you to exercise, here is why…