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    Arthritis: Medical, Alternative, and Complementary Treatments: The most important information you need to improve your health
    Arthritis: Medical, Alternative, and Complementary Treatments: The most important information you need to improve your health
    Arthritis: Medical, Alternative, and Complementary Treatments: The most important information you need to improve your health
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    Arthritis: Medical, Alternative, and Complementary Treatments: The most important information you need to improve your health

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    Tired of battling joint pain, stiffness, and soreness? The Everything® Healthy Living Series is here to help. These concise, thoughtful guides offer the expert advice and the latest medical information you need to understand and treat arthritis.

    Inside you’ll find expert advice and helpful tips on medical options, safe self-treatment, and alternative therapies. Living with arthritis can be challenging, but with the right guidance you can manage your symptoms to a live healthy and active life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateJun 1, 2012
    ISBN9781440548017
    Arthritis: Medical, Alternative, and Complementary Treatments: The most important information you need to improve your health
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    Adams Media

    At Adams Media, we don’t just publish books—we craft experiences that matter to you. Whether you’re diving deep into spirituality, whipping up delights in the kitchen, or planning your personal finances, our diverse range of lifestyle books, decks, journals, and more is designed to feed your curiosity. The Adams team strives to publish content that celebrates readers where they are—and where they’re going.

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      Arthritis - Adams Media

      The Everything Healthy Living Series: Arthritis: Medical, Alternative, and Complementary Treatments cover

      The Everything® Healthy Living Series

      Arthritis: Medical, Alternative, and Complementary Treatments

      The most important information you need to improve your health

      Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      Avon, Massachusetts

      Contents

      Introduction

      Treating Arthritis

      Self-Treatment

      The Problem with Quack Cures

      The Benefit of Early Aggressive Treatment

      Finding What Works for You

      Fearing Medications

      Medication Side Effects Can Be Problematic

      When Treatments Don’t Work or Stop Working

      Arthritis Medications

      Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

      COX-2 Inhibitors

      Analgesics (Pain Medications)

      Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)

      Corticosteroids (Steroids)

      Biologic Response Modifiers

      Over-the-Counter Medications

      Other Medications

      Other Treatment Options

      Viscosupplementation

      Prosorba Column

      Topical Medications

      Surgical Options

      Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

      Orthotics

      Alternative or Complementary Treatments

      Massage Therapy

      Music Therapy

      Meditation/Relaxation

      Chiropractic

      Copper Bracelets

      Magnet Therapy

      Bee Stings

      Also Available

      Copyright Page

      Introduction

      For more than 10 years, millions of readers have trusted the bestselling Everything® series for expert advice and important information on health topics ranging from pregnancy and postpartum care to heart health, anxiety, and diabetes. Packed with the most recent, up-to-date data, Everything® health guides help you get the right diagnosis, choose the best doctor, and find the treatment options that work for you.

      The Everything® Healthy Living Series books are concise guides, focusing on only the essential information you need. Whether you’re looking for an overview of traditional and alternative migraine treatments, advice on starting a heart-healthy lifestyle, or suggestions for finding the right medical team, there’s an Everything® Healthy Living Book for you.

      Arthritis

      It can be completely unnerving to have nothing wrong with you one day and severe pain the next day. Since pain is a somewhat common symptom associated with many different conditions, it is hard to know initially what to do or how to react to the sudden change. Not every type of arthritis develops suddenly, but that sense of confusion that builds when you accept that it’s not going to go away can sometimes lead you down the wrong path.

      No matter what type of arthritis you have, early diagnosis and early treatment can help prevent joint damage and disability. There are many approaches to treating arthritis, both conventional and alternative. There are myriad books written on the subject. The Internet provides even more information about arthritis. It can almost be considered too much information, because a person experiencing the initial onset of arthritis symptoms often doesn’t know where to begin. Should you pick up a book about osteoarthritis and learn all about it? Maybe you should choose the book about rheumatoid arthritis? Perhaps it’s sufficient to self-treat with over-the-counter arthritis medications? How do you know you are making the right decisions?

      Choosing the right starting point can impact the course of your disease. It’s imperative to be evaluated by a rheumatologist, a specialist in diagnosing and treating arthritis and related conditions. Getting an accurate diagnosis is the first step to getting proper treatment and managing the disease.

      Chronic arthritis affects every aspect of daily living. This practical guide will show you how to live better with arthritis. The day you are diagnosed with arthritis is the first day of your new reality. Your new reality can overwhelm you, or you can choose to face it with courage and perseverance. Your willingness to accept your new reality and adjust and adapt to it, as well as your ability to cope and an unwillingness to give up, are all factors that will influence how well you live with arthritis.

      The intent of this book is to help you learn about the disease, teach you to be your own advocate, help you make better decisions, and inspire you to realize that there is still a high quality of life after an arthritis diagnosis. The first step: Understanding that change is inevitable.

      If you’d like to learn more about arthritis, check out The Everything® Health Guide to Arthritis, available in print (978-1-59869-410-9) and eBook (978-1-60550-230-4) formats.

      Treating Arthritis

      While researchers work toward finding a cure for arthritis, arthritis symptoms can be managed with an effective treatment plan. Newly diagnosed patients quickly learn that arthritis treatment is not one-size-fits-all; it is a process, and sometimes a long one, to determine the best course of treatment.

      It‘s not unusual for established patients who have been treated for many years to change their course of treatment for various reasons. Whether a patient is new or established, the goal of treatment is to minimize symptoms, prevent joint damage, slow disease progression, and maintain joint function and mobility.

      Self-Treatment

      You may, like many others, decide to self-treat when you first experience symptoms. With the hope that the problem is minor and will go away, you may try self-treating with over-the-counter pain relievers or using even more conservative treatment (e.g., heat, ice, rest,

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