Stiff and achy joints?

[poodicat]

Really getting me down,went to the doctors as someone suggested and was given a sheet of excercises,they havent really helped, its mostly in my back especially the base of the spine,also have other achy bits,tried taking vitamin d and glucosamine,no difference apart from the hot wheat bag,anyone got any other suggestions?

[bookbinder]

A physiotherapist might give you some useful advice.

[poodicat]

Its trying to a referral bookbinder

[AlBags]

Lycra : )

[society]

Take some ibuprofen for the pain. My Mum uses glucosamine with vitamin D, omega 3 and 6 and she says those help her plenty.

[Sqad]

Take the advice of society.

[poodicat]

Thanks

[Eve]

Do you do much to keep them supple (or, alternatively, too much)?

Could be worth persevering with the exercises as it may take a while to feel the benefit. Much of what physio does is giving you exercises, in my experience anyway.

Massage could also help, by a proper practitioner. I find osteopathy helped by back a lot, getting it freed up then trying to keep it that way and I always got lots of advice of them as to other things I could do to help such as exercises and posture.

The work must go into not just getting it feeling better but keeping it that way.

I have had to look at my posture generally as I had a tendency to spend a lot of time hunched over a computer or papers which used to kill my back.

My osteo asked me to move my arms about as much as I could in my usual posture then to sit or stand up straight, shoulders back etc... and try again, the difference is pretty telling.

Maybe swimming, yoga, pilates etc... to keep yourself supple and improve your posture? My rhumatology nurse recommends all these for my arthritis so I'd say they have a good chance of also helping generally stiff and achey joints.

[Eve]

Magnesium might also help.

It is so easy to get into bad habits and they can take a while to build up before the effects become enough of a problem to seek help, due to the time they have been building up it can also take time to get better.

I left mine and left mine and really wish I'd sought help sooner. My arthritis doesn't help but I also have a lot of bad habits which have contributed.

My ex used to say my back was like a concrete block when I met him and it was he who made me go and get it looked at.

I remember one of the osteopaths trying some acupuncture on me to try and release some of the muscle tension. My back was so tight she had a very hard job trying to get one of the needles back out. I felt very silly then I'd left it so long.

It is definitely a lot better than it was now though I am very much more vigilent as to how I treat it.