What is the course of treatment for athiritis in the knees. I can't take anti-inflammitories. They always?

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make my stomach hurt real bad. I do take Nexium, but I will still have the stomach pain.

Answer 1

A good start is with Gloucosamine and Condroiton. They act as a lubricant to your joints,making movement less painful. There is no stomach issues with these that I am aware of. I would try to stay on Tylenol if you have pain,but ideally Ibuprofen would be better as it helps with inflammation. Have you tried Neurotin? Ask your doc about it,may work for you. Keeping movement is key to arthritis, so walk or excercise in some manner daily. A knee cuff may help with compression and help support a tired knee. Good luck.

Answer 2

I have dealt with this problem since the year 2000 when I suffered a very bad fall that caused me to land on my left knee and broke my left wrist. I can't take the medications you refer to either due to stomach problems.

The very best treatment for arthritic knees is to do regular walking. Believe me, I know it hurts, but once you get over the initial pain each time, the walking actually helps tremendously. What the walking does is to circulate the synovial fluid that is present in the knee that lubricates the joint. You may find if you do not do very much walking, the knees may feel stiff and may possibly swell.

Another activity that helps me tremendously is water aerobics. I can't do land exercises due to the impact and strain that is put on the knees and joints. When you do the water aerobics, the water acts as a cushion for you, and you won't feel any pain. This is why individuals who are paralyzed can walk once they are in the water.

A medical treatment from an Orthopedic physician I participated in was receiving Hyalgan injections in the knees. This sounds very painful, but after you attain the first injection, the others are more bearable. Most physicians give these in a series of five injections (one each week). The Hyalgan is actually made and obtained from the comb of a rooster! Once I go through a series of these injections, they last me for approximately six months.

I have also went through Physical Therapy for a short time where they showed me helpful exercises I can do on my own (some of them sitting in a chair), that will help strengthen the knees.

I hope this information helps you because I can certainly relate to arthritic knees! I have tried any and everything I have been told to do to avoid a knee replacement as I don't think there's anything as good as the parts the body was made with. I find as long as I do the activities I have related to you, I have less pain and I am not as limited in what I can do.

Just to give you an idea of how helpful these things have been for me - I work 40 hours a week for an Oncology practice with 10 physicians, have a family, and can keep up pretty well considering I have a few minor limitations I have had to accept. even though I didn't want to! When I first fell, I was in a wheelchair for two weeks, graduated to a walker, and then to a cane for quite some time. I now walk without any assistive devices and do not take anything for pain.

Best of luck to you, and I wish you well.

Answer 3

I have the anti-inflammitory problem too. I take Pamprin *yes, a menstral pain releiver* for anything like that. I suffer carpal tunnel, and weak knees from thinned out cartilige *and alas I'm not even the ripe ol age of 30 yet*
I do leg strengthening warm ups. Stationary bikes help, as long as you take it easy, and make sure you're getting enough calcium in the diet. before you go to bed, put a heating pad on the knees, and before you get up to do something in the morning, use the heating pad about 10 minutes, gently massage the knees, just to get the blood flowing.
Hope this helps

Answer 4

I would suggest going the natural way. Using herbs and vitamins, is much more effective in healing the problem, instead of just masking it, and treating the symptoms. Dr.s are so good at treating the symptoms but not healing the main problem.
Gelatin, is good, such as jello. There are many that are good. Even getting the right amount of essential fats in your diet. Fish oils, flax seed oil, evening primrose oil, vitamin E ect. These help to keep the joint lubricated, and healing itself when it has the right nutrients to do this.
But to get the help you need , speak to a Natural Path at a health food store. They will help you the best, because each one of us is different.
Good luck.

Answer 5

Many people suffer from side effects of pain management drugs. It is not the treatment of the disease.
Alternate Systems of Medicine only have treatment on most of the non-infectious diseases. But neither people trust them nor doctors tell as a part of their business.
For arthritis of knees first you should try acupuncture, heat therapy, massage and our Shree Swasthyayog therapy if it is possible to visit us.

Answer 6

Try mixing gelatine with some juice and drinking that 3 times a day. It helps "oil" up your joints. There is also a gelatin supplement.
A study in 1994 by Beuker and Rosenfeld, using a randomized blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 92 geriatric patients, found that gelatin appears to have a significantly positive affect on joint health by reducing the sensation of pain and enhancing mobility compared to a placebo.

http://www.kraftfoods.com/knox/
http://www.nextag.com/gelatin-supplement/search-html

Answer 7

yeah my knees do the comparable top factor. in like a year or so it incredibly is going to nevertheless crack, yet greater like grinking and it hurts extremely extremely undesirable. get knee braces as quickly as you are able to to steer away from or decelerate the donning of them. don exhilaration makes extremely good braces made for spots and stuff and there delicate too

Answer 8

Have you heard of Botox injections? Ask your doctor about it.

Answer 9

Here's a great link for you that should answer your question................
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http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/generalinfo1/a/kneearthritis.htm
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Answer 10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Adenosyl_methionine