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Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle: Leading a healthy lifestyle is always important, and improving your overall health can have a great impact on relieving your arthritis pain and lessening recovery time from any sort of medical treatment. To improve your overall health, consider the following:  Reduce your weight with diet and exercise If your arthritis bothers you during regular exercise, try low-impact activities like aquatic therapy, walking or cycling. Wear well-cushioned shoes. Increase strength and flexibility with yoga, resistance training, or pilates. Other measures may include applications of heat or ice, water exercises, liniments or elastic bandages.
Remember that excess weight is putting excess strain on your joints. Getting yourself closer to your ideal bodyweight may be just the relief that your joints need. Are You Overweight? Click here to find out. |
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Several types of drugs can be used in treating arthritis. Because every patient is different, and because not all people respond the same to medications, Dr. Caillouette will work with you to develop a strategy that is unique to you and your condition. Common drug treatments for arthritis include the following: Anti-Inflammatory Medications to help reduce swelling in the joint. 1st
Generation: Motrin/Advil; Naprosyn/Aleve 2nd
Generation: Celebrex, Vioxx, Mobic, Bextra Viscosupplementation: 3-5
injections; 1 per week Lubricates
the joint Reduces
pain ~ 50-70% of patients Lasts
for 6 months or longerCorticosteroids are powerful anti-inflammatory agents that can be injected into the joint. Hyaluronate therapy consists of a series of injections designed to change the character of the joint fluid. Nutritional Supplements: Glucosamine
and Chondroitin Sulfate may help to maintain the health of existing cartilage.
It will not cause new cartilage to grow. MSM
SAM-E are nutritional supplements that may relieve the pain of arthritis. Maintain
adequate bone density with calcium 1500 mg daily. |
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