natural remedies? - Arthritis Message Board

jennysmith90 · 02-23-2009, 12:45 PM

Hi everyone,
I'm Jenny, I'm new to these forums.
About a year ago I realised that I was getting arthritis in my thumbs and wrists. It has become painful to pick things up, grab things, and sometimes I can hardly move my wrists. I can no longer play wrestling with my grandchildren - something they miss very much! I very much believe in natural cures to problems so, I was wondering if anyone knew of any natural sources.. foods, vitamins, supplements etc, that I could take to improve movement in my joints and relieve pain?

Thanks!

TopGeek · 02-24-2009, 10:45 AM

There are many natural remedies and supplements that claim to help with arthritis - niacin, CoQ10, turmeric, etc. - but there seems to be little in the way of empirical evidence. It could be useful to have a chat with the manager of one of the large healthfood stores to see if their customer feedback suggests anything in particular. They are usually on the ball.

trp55 · 02-25-2009, 06:57 AM

I've suffered from arthritis over 20 years and tried so many natural treatments, but unfortunatley none of them have been effective - some even made the condition worse.

921947 · 02-26-2009, 02:01 AM

I certainly had a lot less pain with one of the ginger supplements called Zinaxin.

jennysmith90 · 02-26-2009, 03:47 PM

Thanks for all your responses.
Has anyone tried anything that actually works? I'm keen to find out. I have googled products, but there isn't many sites that give customer feedback on them.

Thanks again guys,

Jenny