Remedies For Arthritis - What Can Be Done? Theory And Practical Advice For The Better Quality Of Life

By Martin Salter

Arthritis can be a very painful and debilitating condition to contend with. With over 100 different types of arthritis, it can be difficult to even know what your specific condition is. You may be dealing with a lot of pain and uncertainty. Despite all of this, there are many things you can do to help effectively manage your arthritis.

We cover every aspect of managing your arthritis. We begin with discussing the major types of arthritis as well as arthritic and rheumatic conditions. This can help you get a better grasp on the process you need to undergo in order to get a proper diagnosis and realize the complexity of your condition. The key take away here is that you must be patient and realize that both diagnosis and treatment are long term processes.

We then go over the diagnosis process in more detail so that you know what to expect at this stage of the process.

From there, we move into starting your arthritis treatment and some of the major arthritis medications that are available. We also go over various other treatment options, including alternative and complementary arthritis methods. Once you get through these sections of the guide, you should feel encouraged over how many options are available to you.

We then cover some lifestyle changes you can make to help better manage your arthritis. These include exercise, diet, joint management and pain management. These are all critical aspects of your overall arthritis treatment plan. There are many actions you can take and habits you can develop which can greatly impact on your quality of life and help to get your arthritis under control.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Martin Salter
• Release date: Nov 4, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519988102

Book preview

Introduction

Understanding Arthritis

Common Arthritis Types

Other Forms of Rheumatic and Arthritic Conditions

Diagnosing Arthritis and Working with Your Doctors

Early Stages of the Arthritis Treatment Process and Arthritis Medications

Other Arthritis Treatments Options

Complementary and Alternative Treatment Options

Arthritis and Exercise

Arthritis and Diet

Joint Protection

Conclusion: How to Effectively Manage Your Arthritis

1. Introduction

Arthritis can be a very painful and debilitating condition to contend with.  With over 100 different types of arthritis, it can be difficult to even know what your specific condition is.  You may be dealing with a lot of pain and uncertainty.  Despite all of this, there are many things you can do to help effectively manage your arthritis.  That is what this guide, how to Manage Arthritis - a Step By Step Guide, is here to help you do.  Here is a quick overview of what we will be covering in the guide.

We cover every aspect of managing your arthritis.  We begin with discussing the major types of arthritis as well as arthritic and rheumatic conditions.  This can help you get a better grasp on the process you need to undergo in order to get a proper diagnosis and realize the complexity of your condition.  The key take away here is that you must be patient and realize that both diagnosis and treatment are long term processes.

We then go over the diagnosis process in more detail so that you know what to expect at this stage of the process.

From there, we move into starting your arthritis treatment and some of the major arthritis medications that are available.  We also go over various other treatment options, including alternative and complementary arthritis methods.  Once you get through these sections of the guide, you should feel encouraged over how many options are available to you.

We then cover some lifestyle changes you can make to help better manage your arthritis.  These include exercise, diet, joint management and pain management.  These are all critical aspects of your overall arthritis treatment plan.  There are many actions you can take and habits you can develop which can greatly impact on your quality of life and help to get your arthritis under control. 

In the concluding section, we leave you with some final thoughts on how to approach managing your arthritis, from both an emotional and physical standpoint.

We sincerely hope this introduction will begin to convey to you that, although you are living with a serious condition, that there are many treatment options available to you and numerous things you can do that are completely under your control, to improve your health and help to mitigate your arthritic condition.

As you can see, we have a lot to cover.  So let's get started.

2. Understanding Arthritis

Before you can learn how to effectively manage your arthritis, you first need to have a good overall general understanding of the disease.  Learning more about arthritis and becoming better informed will allow you to make better decisions and help you manage your arthritis more effectively.

What Is Arthritis

The literal meaning of the word arthritis is joint inflammation.  However, it is also true that arthritis isn't just one disease.  The word broadly defines many different conditions that affect the tendons, joints and muscles.