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- Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:06 pm
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: osteoarthritis and knee replacement
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6213
Re: osteoarthritis and knee replacement
Don't despair, there are lots of things that you can try to help you manage the symptoms of arthritis. Research shows that becoming more physically active is extremely beneficial for those with arthritis. For people with leg pain specifically, there is an exercises programme called ‘ESCAPE-Pain’ (ht...
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: No hospital health
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4171
Re: No hospital health
I fully support the excellent advice that Dr Holden has suggested. Most of the time if we hurt ourselves we know what has caused it and the pain that we experience will resolve within a short period of time, usually less than 6 weeks. Sometimes once you have been living with pain for more than 6 wee...
- Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:27 pm
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: Exercise and osteoarthritis
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6187
Re: Exercise and osteoarthritis
I’d definitely agree that keeping physically active is very important for people living with arthritis. Strengthening the muscles in the front of the upper leg (the Quadriceps) for example has been proven to reduce the pain of knee arthritis in many people. In fact, there is a free exercises program...
- Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: Pain Management
- Topic: pain-any new medication I could try?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3094
Re: pain-any new medication I could try?
The first question I would ask would be when did you see your specialist last? If it has been more than five years, it might be worth requesting a review of your medication with a rheumatologist. They will be able to review your medication to see if there is something that will work better for you. ...
- Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:10 pm
- Forum: Pain Management
- Topic: Flare ups and pain levels
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2764
Re: Flare ups?
This will depend on the cause of the pain. In general, most of the time if we hurt ourselves we know what has caused it and the pain that we experience will resolve within a short period of time, usually less than 6 weeks. Sometimes once you have been living with pain for more than 6 weeks, the nerv...
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:04 pm
- Forum: Pain Management
- Topic: Hip pain
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2576
Re: Hip pain
Research shows that becoming more physically active is extremely beneficial for those with arthritis. For people with leg pain specifically, there is an exercises programme called ‘ESCAPE-Pain’ (http://www.escape-pain.org/) that has 12 years’ worth of high quality research supporting it. This progra...
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:43 am
- Forum: Pain Management
- Topic: Pain in my thumbs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3047
Re: Pain in my thumbs
Hi John, I can see how this would be very frustrating for you if it’s making it difficult for you to do the things you want to. The good news is that stretching and strengthening exercises may well help. I have developed a number of exercises sheets for the charity Arthritis Action that you can acce...
- Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:32 am
- Forum: Osteoarthritis
- Topic: Seen my doctor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2863
Re: Seen my doctor
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence suggests that a GP should consider a diagnosis of Osteoarthritis if a person is: • 45 years of age or over • Has movement related joint pain • Has either no stiffness in the joints in the morning or this stiffness lasts less than half an hour • No...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:27 am
- Forum: Other types of arthritis (e.g. spondylitis, spondylosis, rheumatica, polymyalgia, fibromyalgia)
- Topic: Exercising
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2224
Re: Exercising
There is a common misconception that if you have arthritis, exercise is somehow bad for you. In reality, this could not be further from the truth. Research shows that becoming more physically active is extremely beneficial for those with arthritis. Strengthening the muscles in the front of the upper...
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:22 am
- Forum: Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Topic: How to ease pain without meds for arthritis in knees
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1772
Re: How to ease pain without meds for arthritis in knees
I’d definitely agree that keeping physically active is very important for people living with arthritis. Strengthening the muscles in the front of the upper leg (the Quadriceps) has been proven to reduce the pain of knee arthritis in many people. In fact, there is an exercises programme called ‘ESCAP...