Battling Arthritis

A product of Eli Lilly, Cymbalta® - is a balanced and potent reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine, believed to potentiate the activity of these chemicals in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

While the mechanism of action of Cymbalta is not fully known, scientists believe its effects on depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as its effect on pain perception, may be due to increasing the activity of serotonin and norepinephrine in the central nervous system.

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What do you rub on your joints for arthritic pain relief? I have always relied on Efficascent Oil (Methyl Salicylate Camphor + Menthol) — which could be available under different brand names in other countries.

When my knees become stiff, this home remedy efficascent oil is really a lot of help.

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What: Arthritis Walk

When: May 3, 2008

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The COX-2 inhibitor and a popular arthritis drug Celebrex® is maybe inducing arrhythmia (irregular beating of the heart) as shown in laboratory studies.

A product of Pfizer - Celebrex® - is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) used for the relief of arthritis pain, stiffness, and inflammation.

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Arthroscopic surgery (arthroscopy) is a procedure wherein damaged tissue from joints are removed.

Therefore, technically speaking, this procedure should relieve arthritic knees for example. More →

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Published in The Indianapolis Star are some tips for easing arthritis pain suggested by Dr. John Hur, Methodist Sports Medicine/Orthopedic Specialists:

Shape up

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Tomorrow night will be Christmas Eve and you most likely have your recipes memorized and the ingredients all bought in preparation for the food you will serve your family on Christmas.

What if there is an arthritis patient in your family? Then you have to put that into consideration when planning your meals for the holiday. Not only arthritis, but what if there is a diabetic or an hypertensive person in the family?

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The mechanics and mysteries of joint pain are being unlocked by Dr. Gail Thornton by linking the joints and tendons (throughout the body that allows movement) to towering skyscrapers and large bridges spanning deep valleys.

What a comparison, you might think, but according to Dr. Thornton — an assistant professor in the University of Calgary’s faculties of Medicine and Engineering, who carries out her research in the McCaig Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research — same design principles are at work between joint and tendons and towering skyscrapers and large bridges spanning deep valleys.

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According to preliminary testing of a team from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, a heat-retaining sleeve worn around the knee is useful in reducing joint pain and stiffness in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Said Dr. Steven A. Mazzuca of Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and colleagues: More →

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I would have gone back to the beach yesterday and this morning, if not for the heavy rains that has kept me indoor these couple of days. I was just lucky the sun came out for a few hours that Saturday.

The benefits of the sand therapy I can already feel. There indeed was improvement. For a couple of weeks now, there is a reflexologist I sort of “commissioned” to do her thing every night.

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