Health Tip: Managing Joint Pain
Joint pain can keep you from exercising, feeling good and performing everyday activities.
It may be triggered by factors including illness, exercise or overuse injury.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers general guidelines for how to combat joint pain:
- Always follow your doctor's treatment plan.
- When possible, give your joints a rest.
- Gentle stretching exercises also may help ease joint pain.
- Take a warm bath, or get a massage.
- Take an anti-inflammatory drug, but be sure to discuss it with your doctor first, especially if the person with joint pain is a child.
Health Tip: Massage Arthritis Pain
Medication can help ease arthritis pain, but a gentle massage can also provide relief.
The Arthritis Foundation has this advice:
- If you start to feel pain or discomfort while massaging the arthritic area, stop right away.
- Avoid massaging any joints that are swollen or very painful.
- Use lotion or massage oil on your skin.
- If you massage using a menthol gel, make sure to wash it all off before you apply any heat to the area. This will help prevent burns.
- If you go to a professional masseuse, make sure he or she has experience in working with people who have arthritis.
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