Arthritis Pain Relief

A great start for taking charge of you arthritis pain relief and prevention planning is by making an appointment with your healthcare provider and finding out more information about your situation and arthritis treatment options.

Queries You Might Want To Ask The Doctor

Maintain a journal and make a note of queries that you want to ask the healthcare provider. When you meet the doctor, note the answers for your queries. Some questions to begin with may be centered around these:

• Do I have a form of arthritis? If not, what is wrong & what do I do next?
• If so, which type is it? And what can I expect short-term and long-term?
• What arthritis pain relief treatments are available? Which of these arthritis pain relief treatments have side affects & what are they?
• What self-care solutions do you advise for arthritis pain relief?
• Are there any limitations I should know about; i.e. special dietary issues, special activities to avoid, any OTC meds to NOT mix, etc.?
• What resources do you have to help with my diet and exercise planning?
• What other arthritic and other health resources do you have for my family and me?

Symptoms You Need To Note When Attending Your Doctor

Also take the description of your symptoms so that your doctor can help better understand your condition and health. Make sure to note:

• Where you have pain (same joint both limbs?)
• When you feel joint pain – with certain activities, in the morning, when it rains, etc.
• From How long you are having joint pain
• If the joint pain increases or decreases, comes and goes, etc.
• The type & intensity level of pain – stabbing, dull, cramping, stiffness and low, mild or high pain
• Note any limitations – can’t bend over too far without pain, can’t get out of car, etc.
• Share any family history of arthritis
• Tell about any over-the-counter or prescription medications or other treatments you currently take or use.
• Discuss any special diet you are on and exercise programs

So try the different alternatives available for arthritis pain relief and prevention. Give your joints a break as soon as possible from any excess weight they’re carrying around, even if it’s the weight of excess stress. And lighten up and make arthritis pain relief and prevention care part of your normal, everyday routine.