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Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Special to Lifescript
Published December 20, 2010
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If you suffer from chronic arthritis, natural therapies can ease inflammation and acheyness. Read on for 10 tips to tame the pain today...
When you’re wracked with arthritis pain, even the smallest movements can be a challenge. Untreated, discomfort seems to grow by itself, as your body and mind rebel against the hurt.
“Once pain starts, it’s a bullet train to worry, stress and anxiety,” says Jane Pernotto Ehrman, M.Ed., a behavioral specialist and “mind/body coach” at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Then you end up dumping more of the inflammatory hormone cortisol into the bloodstream, which exacerbates arthritis, she says.
A whopping 76.2 million Americans suffer from pain; more than half have some form of arthritis, according to the American Pain Foundation.
The right medications can help. But because body and mind are inseparable when it comes to pain, natural therapies like exercise and relaxation also do wonders.
Here are 10 ways to halt the hurt, even before you open your medicine cabinet.
