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by Healthygirl
Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:47 am
Forum: general discussions
Topic: Discuss: What do you do to relax?
Replies: 17
Views: 17246

Re: Discuss: What do you do to relax?

When life seems to be getting me down in one or another, I have found that Mindfulness is a real comfort. After researching about it for some time, I then adopted it to my life. At first I felt guilty as though I should be doing other things rather than focusing on myself. The more you practice, the...
by Healthygirl
Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:43 pm
Forum: arthritis
Topic: osteoarthritis
Replies: 11
Views: 21792

Re: osteoarthritis

Hi, I have got arthritis , osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. I do not take any pain killers as I believe that they just mask the pain rather than treat the cause of it, I have studied about the various types of tablets offered to treat arthritis, the common one is Alendronic acid. This was offered to...
by Healthygirl
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:58 pm
Forum: arthritis
Topic: Increases Blood Flow/Decrease Pain?
Replies: 3
Views: 15082

Re: Increases Blood Flow/Decrease Pain?

Hello, I attended a pain workshop a few months ago, where I learnt that pain is actually to do with blood flow. What was revealed to me , was that when we get anxious/ stressed etc. our brain responds in a certain way, that our body feels the pain more. All in all, it is something to do with the bod...
by Healthygirl
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:47 pm
Forum: arthritis
Topic: Pain relief tablets or creams
Replies: 8
Views: 16906

Re: Pain relief tablets or creams

Hello, a good few months ago, I was prescribed Movelat cream to ease the pain for my osteoarthritis, although it helped a bit, I was not too impressed with it. I went back to my GP and asked if it was possible to have a tube of capsaicin cream. It is made by the company Cephalon, and it's name on th...
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