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08-20-2021, 05:16 PM | #1 |
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Arthritis
Back in June my thumb started hurting whenever I put pressure on the tip (like when holding a pencil) and it gradually has been getting worse. I finally got into a Dr today and after an x-ray they diagnosed me with arthritis. They suggested aspercream and taping it. Any other helpful ideas.
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08-20-2021, 05:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Arthritis
CBD cream can help a lot - is it the tip or your thumb or the thumb joint?
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08-20-2021, 05:20 PM | #3 |
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Re: Arthritis
I know several people who have gotten relief from turmeric
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08-20-2021, 05:23 PM | #4 |
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Re: Arthritis
The thumb joint.
---------- Post added at 05:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:53 AM ---------- orally or as a topical?
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08-20-2021, 05:27 PM | #5 |
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Re: Arthritis
https://www.assh.org/handcare/condition/thumb-arthritis
I would look at multi-pronged approach to reducing inflammation/relieving symptoms. It will likely flare intermittently over time - my mom has it and has periods where it is very painful, and others where she doesn't need the brace at all. I would invest in a hand brace, and b/c your youngest is still relatively young be especially careful about using that joint in holding them/weight bearing. ---------- Post added at 07:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:26 PM ---------- https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/thumb-arthritis |
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08-20-2021, 05:49 PM | #6 |
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Re: Arthritis
I noticed sugar was a trigger for my arthritis.
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08-20-2021, 05:54 PM | #7 |
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Re: Arthritis
Did they say if it was osteoarthritis?
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08-20-2021, 06:15 PM | #8 |
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Re: Arthritis
She didn't give me any other info. Only the tip of my thumb is affected (the lower joints look normal) so I'm not seeing a brace that would work. That might be why she recommended taping instead. Now that I think about it my brother in law swears by turmeric for his bad knees. Here's hoping it help my thumb!
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08-21-2021, 07:00 AM | #9 |
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Re: Arthritis
Turmeric is easy to incorporate in your diet. (I buy it in bulk powder and make a ginger-lemon-turmeric drink most afternoons.) If you go with capsules, try Qunol.
Sugar is a trigger for me, too. The one thing I'd add is that the best medicine for arthritis is exercise. Don't do things that deliberately stress the joint, but keep it moving or eventually, you won't be able to move it. I have a couple of joints in fingers on my bow hand that get inflamed occasionally. When I'm not playing (and my diet is crummy!), I feel it a lot more. Flexing those fingers is important. There are some T-Tapp Finger and Foot fitness exercises that are fantastic for keeping those joints flexible and even strengthening them.
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08-21-2021, 08:18 AM | #10 |
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Re: Arthritis
Are you off food that causes inflammation in your body?
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08-22-2021, 07:43 AM | #11 |
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Re: Arthritis
Unfortunately my diet is lousy right now. It's one of the side effects of living in other people's houses. There's so much junk food not to mention all the traditional Italian-American foods my MIL makes. I'm past my third trimester weight right now without being pregnant.
So I guess I need to work on the will power and cut back on dairy and sugar. my body has never liked those. And fried junk food. It's so hard when it's all right here.
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Re: Arthritis
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