After an active weekend of yardwork or play, people with arthritis often “pay for” their active lifestyle with pain.
Besides taking anti-inflammatories for pain relief, consider other options: topical treatments, infrared, a TENS for electrical muscular stimulation, and moist heating pads.
Topical analgesics are often a good alternative to oral medication, since they target the spot that hurts. The ingredients are absorbed through the skin and work best on joints or the spine—areas close to the surface of the skin.
A TENS unit is fast acting and non-invasive device, using electrode pads placed over the area of pain. The unit then sends electrical pulses through the skin to stimulate the nerve fibers to interrupt or block the pain signal.
The stimulation also increase the body’s production of endorphins to make the body “feel good.” Doctors and therapists have recommended TENS units for more than 30 years.
Many of these remedies are also ideal for travel, in case you overdo it on vacation when you’re exploring new and exotic places this winter.
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