To those Jellies who are unfortunate enough to suffer from arthritis, are there any unusual or unheard-of remedies you use for the pain?
My mother has had arthritis for thirty years it was brought on by kidney surgery she had when she was 25 and she is in constant pain. She has arthritis in all or almost all of her joints but it is worst in her left knee she got hit by a Volkswagen when she was in college, and her knee took the brunt of the damage. Do you have any odd remedies for alleviating pain in any or all of her joints?
Thank you in advance for answering. :)
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I have had 13 surgeries and Celebrex and Lyrica combination works wonders for me. i was without Celebrex for seven days awaiting another surgery and then i realized just how much Celebrex had helped with my a-pain. please try it. not a pain pill and non-addictive and it works.
I use 1250 mg Omega -3 fish oil, 4000 IU vitamin D3, 1 T flax seed meal that I grind myself from the seeds daily. I am also no longer eating any animal protein and I get a lot of exercise; formally every other day on treadmill and yoga stretches. My knees ache but I can cope with the discomfort.
My mother had been getting regular cortisone shots in one knee but has stopped both the shots and the complaining. She has, however, remained very thin and does walk at least 1.5 miles daily (slowly and on a walker.)
My uncle (85 years old and still golfing) swears by raisins soaked in gin. When I visit him the only drink I’m offered is vodka tonic, because “the gin is used elsewhere”.
And he’s a cranky old bastard, too. Whenever he’s feeling pain I know it. Everyone knows it.
Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate has worked very well for me, but I know it doesn’t work for everyone.
@gailcalled I’m sure it’s the placebo (and golf) that help more than anything.
The gin is simply decoration?
@CyanoticWasp: So he eats the gin-soaked raisins?
I would prefer to avoid drugs since my mother would most likely eschew pharmaceuticals.
Some people apply DMSO, Di-Methyl-Sulph-Oxide to the areas that hurt the most they may get some relieve. It is used extensively in veterinary practice. I am not legally qualified to recommend it but from my own experience it helps but it does make your breath smell like onions. I am not current on the literature concerning its use on humans but it might be worth looking into.
I use a ketamine cream (12%) prescribed by my doctor, a pain specialist, and I have found it very helpful when my pain flares totally out of control.
Creams containing Voltaren have been found to be useful for localized pain as well.
I am not nor have I ever been a medical doctor. I do however live with severe chronic pain and I have for over six years. Be sure to seek medical advice before using any of the things I have mentioned here.
I bought Dmso and find it to be magical and I have severe arthritis.
@KatawaGrey I think the raisins are more of a placebo than anything else. But even placebos can often work if they’re presented “as if they should”.
Joint juice once a day helps replace the lube that is gone. My foot has been acting up and I have found lite rubs and an advil helps. I have been living with RA since I was 19. I’m 29 now and diet I feel has a lot to do with it. If you look online there are list of foods to stay away from. I’m sorry for your mom its definitely painful.
Here in Japan magnet therapy has been strongly studied and found to be effective
natural cures for arthritis . While in the West it is still doubted and unstudied, the technology here is advanced. Magnetic mattresses and bracelets help relieve
pain and aid in healing that reduces the condition.
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