Joint/muscle Pain

[jennyjoan]

Anybody advise of a great remedy/pill for the above.

At the mo I am taking Glucosamine/chroindin - whether it is psychological or not - think they help.

Stiff as a poker in the morning but gradually come round a little bit.

[murraymints]

no magic pill..have you tried ralgex ? aerosol is easy to use...

[jennyjoan]

Yes MM - I have a chemist's shop here LOL

Whilst on the subject would you know if it is better to "keep on going" in spite sometimes of tremendous pain etc.

[shaneystar2]

Yes keep moving as much as you can JJ.
I have severe osteoarthritis in my whole body which started out as rheumatoid arthritis.This burnt itself out more or less but I still get flare ups.There's not much they can do for these things. I take painkillers as and when .Supplements have done nothing for me over the years and I've wasted lots of money on them.

[jennyjoan]

thanks Slaney - my biggest pain throughout the whole body is fibromyalgia amongst others.

[murraymints]

I would agree if you don't use it ..lose it....don't want to seize up..just take it easy, nice and slow of a morning.perhaps a bit of stretching first ??

[jennyjoan]

Ta MM

[shaneystar2]

Have you looked at the fibro thing jj.
http://abarnabas.tripod.com/indexfibrosymptoms.html
Symptoms etc and some advice.It's a complicated thing. When I was last at the pain management clinic she seemed to think I had some symptons of fibro as well as all the other stuff. Deep joy :)
Don't push yourself though if you don't feel like it .I walk with a stick now but manage to get from A to B without falling over ..lol.

[jennyjoan]

No I wouldn't need a stick but when walking on feet (which I never had before) the bones are painful.

Do think if I lost mega weight - it would help.

[shaneystar2]

Yes losing weight can help the pressure on the joints , knees etc.
Sometimes easier said then done though when you're not very mobile in the first place.

[murraymints]

losing weight is always beneficial Conne...

[jennyjoan]

oh I know that but am lately eating more than I do normally.

[douglas9401]

Mintola, I strongly suggest that Ralgex is kept well away from your aerosol!

[mintymow]

Lots of stiffness is one of the symptoms of PMR. Look it up. Poly myalgia rhuematica.

[Hypognosis]

@jennyjoan

If I recall correctly, fibromyalgia is an auto-immune condition and, recently, researchers are saying that auto-immune conditions are a consequence of excessive cleanliness, of all things. The immune system cannot find any germs to attack, so it mistakenly attacks parts of the body, instead.

That said, I'm not going to suggest you start adopting slovenly domestic habits. It should be sufficient to just increase the time you spend outdoors, exposed to regular allergens, like pollen, dust, pets and other people.

There is a vicious circle in terms of muscle pain inhibiting exercise and lack of activity causing weight gain. Brisk walking is probably your best starting point. Don't jog while your BMI is still rated as obese as you'll risk damaging your hip, knee and ankle joints.

Walking is the most energy-inefficient form of travel, in terms of calories burned per unit of distance, which makes it the best for weight loss.