Arthritis Tips 1

Better Body Mechanics for Arthritics

Chairs: Try to always sit in the highest chair in the room, and look for chairs with arm rests to make it easier to get up. When getting up from a chair, slide forward to the edge, lean forward, then push down with your palms on the arms or seat of the chair. Stairs: When climbing stairs, walk up one step at a time, leading up with the good leg and down with the bad leg.

Celebrex Celebration

Thanks, in part, to eye-catching ads depicting arthritis patients zipping around on kiddie scooters and performing tai chi, sales of Celebrex, a new type of painkiller, have gone through the roof. But the Food and Drug Administration has told the drug's maker, Searle, to tone down the promises, claiming they give prospective buyers the impression that Celebrex is some kind of super drug. (In fact, it may work no better than already available anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen, despite the fact that, at $2 a pill, Celebrex is about five times more expensive). So what makes Celebrex special? It's far less likely to cause bleeding ulcers and other stomach ills -- the one thing the ads never mention.

Glucosamine and Arthritis

Glucosamine is an excellent supplement for Arthritis sufferers. It is said to ease joint pain and may even repair the damaged joint.