Arthritis Pain Relief Tips

Arthritis is almost a certainty, but pain and disability need not. Most people can and should take care of Arthritis on their own. There are quite a few easy skills that you can learn and show pain who’s the boss.

How to Cure Rheumatoid Arthritis After Mrs Nissen cured herself of arthritis she dedicated her whole life to helping thousands of other arthritis sufferers heal themselves. You can have her rheumatoid arthritis healing knowledge in your hands within 2 minutes and at a discounted price!

We have broadly classified Arthritis pain management tips into four categories – Mental, Physical, Therapies and Surgery.

Mental Ways to Psyche Out the Pain

1. Disengage your mind. Distract yourself from the pain when performing painful activities. Think about a plan or a strategy when walking or count the steps when climbing stairs.

2. Cope with the pain by relaxing through deep breathing.

3. Stay aware of the muscle tightness which commonly takes place with arthritis pain and try to loosen your muscles.

4. Guided imagery is another technique for pain management which involves imagining a setting that gives you calm and relaxation. Think of a garden, a beach, a hot water bath etc. and picture yourself in it.

Physical Ways to Move Pain Out

1. Stretching exercises will improve your overall flexibility and improve your circulation, both of which will help with your pain relief measures.

2. Work hard to build strong knee muscles to cope with knee arthritis. Exercises like squats, lunges etc. are helpful but you will need to consult a trainer in order to ensure that you are doing them correctly.

3. Walking and aerobic exercises improve your mood and energy levels and are extremely helpful in reducing arthritis pain.

Therapies for Pain Relief

1. Heating pads and ice packs are cheap and easily available options for arthritis pain.

2. Capsaicin cream is helpful if applied regularly for a couple of weeks.

3. Paracetamol is recommended by the American College of Rheumatology as the first drug to try for mild to moderate arthritis.

4. For more severe pain, you might consider a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen but by exercising caution such as taking the lowest effective dose for the shortest time period and should be taken along with food.

Surgical Solutions for Arthritis Pain

Surgery is not required for everyone suffering from arthritis pain but if all else fails, you might need to consider surgery for immediate pain relief. Joints can be replaced with synthetic joints with operations that require a small incision and ensure a rapid recovery.