How To Live With Joint Pain
By Ryan Larson, Thu Dec 8th

No one I know enjoys joint pain. I guess as we get older we feelthat chronic dull aching in the joints just "comes with theterritory". This doesn't have to be so. There are some ways thatyou can manage your joint pain.

You can have joint pain for many different reasons, a trauma toa specific area of the body, such as knee or elbow, a strainfrom lifting a heavy object, sleeping on a poor mattress,sitting slumped in a chair, or bad posture in general can causejoint pain. Perhaps you do some sort of repetitive movementevery day, perhaps associated with your job, such as cashiering.Any repetitive motion can exacerbate joint pain. Joint pain feltin the wrist due to repetitive motion is called carpal tunnelsyndrome.

There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The joint painassociated with affects millions of Americans.Osteoarthritis is known in the medical community as the "wearand tear" arthritis. Osteoarthritis, or degenerative jointdisease, is generally caused by injury or occupation, excessweight and genetics. Osteoarthritis causes the cartilage of ajoint to wear away. Rheumatoid is aggressive andcauses joint damage and joint deformity.

Fibromyalgia is a condition where people experience body achesand pains, extreme

fatigue, depression and sleep problems.Fibromyalgia suffers may also have tenderness in specificmuscles on the body.

There are some ways to help alleviate your joint pain. The firstis to listen to your body and be aware of what causes you pain,and avoid those activities. Do not remain in one position for along period of time, this causes stiffness. If you can sit toperform a task it is better than standing. Sitting helps takeweight off your hips and knees. If you have pain in the fingersor hands try to avoid activities where you grip your fingers andavoid twisting or squeezing with your hands.

If applicable to your condition use an orthopedic support.Supports are available for most areas of the body, ankle, arm,elbow, knee, back, wrist. Heat and ice applied to joints canhelp alleviate pain. A program of regular stretching exerciseswould help joint pain. Mild exercise is good for joint pain asit helps prevent muscle atrophy around the joint. It would bebest to learn these from a licensed physical therapist. Aphysical therapist can also help you to learn proper bodymechanics when sitting, standing, or stooping which can helprelieve joint pain.

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