Arthritis affects nearly a quarter of all adults in the United States, and there is great variability in how it may impact day-to-day life.
By Elissa Lee and Albert Jiang,Thomas, 72, was once an avid hiker. Throughout his 50s and 60s he had frequented the sandy trails of Crystal Cove for strenuous and beautiful day-hikes. The retired post office clerk had been struggling with osteoarthritis in his knees for decades, but now the pain in his knees flared so badly that he found himself spending more time indoors – in bed, in the armchair next to his television especially after an unusually rainy California winter.
In our practice, we’ve seen many patients like Thomas, who have felt that their arthritis was becoming a limiting factor in everyday activities. Here are a few tips to get you started: Monitor your symptoms by keeping a log to find any patterns in your pain. This can also help you understand that it might just be that the “workload” is too much for your joint in the current moment, but it doesn’t mean it always will be, or there isn’t preparation you can do to alleviate the load. For example, if you know that cold weather triggers pain for you, keep some extra blankets close by or even an electric heating pad ready when that drafty winter morning hits.
If the joint feels more stiff and the pain more chronic, it feels counterintuitive, but can actually be good to move – with modification. “I have arthritis every time I get out of bed, so I don’t get up” – is what we hear a lot of our patients say. We have them apply heat to the area, take a hot shower, and do some gentle movement to warm the joint up – this will bring blood flow to the area, improve circulation, release endorphins, and override some of the pain signals.
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