Gilbert Lowe offers the following royalty-free article for you to publish online or in print. Feel free to use this article in your newsletter, website, ezine, blog, or forum. ----------- PUBLICATION GUIDELINES - You have permission to publish this article for free providing the "About the Author" box is included in its entirety. - Do not post/reprint this article in any site or publication that contains hate, violence, porn, warez, or supports illegal activity. - Do not use this article in violation of the US CAN-SPAM Act. If sent by email, this article must be delivered to opt-in subscribers only. - If you publish this article in a format that supports linking, please ensure that all URLs and email addresses are active links. - Please send a copy of the publication, or an email indicating the URL to [email protected] - Article Marketer (www.ArticleMarketer.com) has distributed this article on behalf of the author. Article Marketer does not own this article, please respect the author's copyright and publication guidelines. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this article. ----------- Article Title: Treatment of Osteoarthritis Swelling Author: Gilbert Lowe Category: Diseases and Conditions Word Count: 427 Keywords: Osteoarthritis swelling, osteoarthritis, treatment of osteoarthritis Author's Email Address: [email protected] Article Source: http://www.articlemarketer.com ------------------ ARTICLE START ------------------
Osteoarthritis is a painful joint disorder generally affecting the senior citizen population. Over the course of time, the cartilage between a joint erodes away, leaving a person with limited motion and pain. In advanced cases, it becomes necessary to consider the treatment of osteoarthritis swelling. In truth, most people do not even realize they are suffering from osteoarthritis until joint pain becomes apparent. By then, the disease has already advanced and it becomes important to: 1. Control the Pain 2. Reduce the Osteoarthritis Swelling 3. Retain Motion Although no cure for the disease is available, patients do not have to blindly accept their fate and suffer a drastically reduced quality of life. Controlling the pain is the first proactive step in treating osteoarthritis swelling and the discomfort. Generally, individuals find relief simply by using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Although it sounds like an expensive prescription, in reality it is simply over-the-counter meds like aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and acetaminophen. However, being able to purchase treatment for osteoarthritis swelling without spending mega bucks does not mean it is a totally worry-free solution to the discomfort. Individuals who regularly ingest these medications should have a liver function test done at least twice a year. As with other prescriptions, pain killers are not without adverse side effects. Reduce the osteoarthritis swelling and the pain relief will often follow. While hot packs are used and seem like the logical solution, tests show ice packs may achieve a better result for reducing the swelling and curbing the discomfort. However, this treatment of osteoarthritis swelling must become a ritual to be truly affective. Retaining motion, no matter how limited, is important to the treatment of osteoarthritis pain and swelling. Individuals in pain while moving have a tendency to believe no movement is better for the joint, to keep it from degenerating further. In reality, the opposite is true. The saying "use it or lose it" applies. No, it does not mean running the mile every day. Nevertheless, low impact exercises can keep the joint from becoming stiffer and even more unresponsive. While too much exercise can adversely contribute to osteoarthritis swelling, sufferers will notice increasing painful stiffness without daily maintaining a healthy level of motion. In short, osteoarthritis swelling is but one symptom of a disease that plagues most of the world's senior citizen population. However, normal pain killers, a low-impact exercise routine and hot and cold pack treatments can be used to maintain the disease. After all, no one wants to give up on a good quality of life, even when osteoarthritis is diagnosed. Gilbert Lowe has been dealing with arthritis for more than 40 years. You can see how he managesArthritis at http://www.leonalowe.com ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
